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Council Leader Clare Coghill, trader Asghar Jilow, and the controversy over Walthamstow Street Market
In recent months, there has been a good deal of controversy about the future of Walthamstow’s famous street market and the shops that surround it. LBWF is involved in a strategic review, but many trad... »
Knife crime in Waltham Forest: a nasty little scandal (4)
Responding to my follow up e-mail to members of the Community Safety Scrutiny Committee, its chair, Cllr. Masood Ahmad states as follows: ‘Just to confirm, the Scrutiny Committee for Communities... »
Extremism in Waltham Forest: an update (3)
The BBC is currently reporting as follows: ‘Three terror suspects arrested in east London armed raids Three men have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences following a series of raids inv... »
The E11 BID Co. apparently set to close, but big questions remain
Word reaches me that the E11 BID Co. directors have decided to throw in the towel, and shut their company at Christmas. If true, this is good news, for although the E11 BID Co. claims to have put its ... »
Knife crime in Waltham Forest: a nasty little scandal (3)
Cllr. Liaquat Ali MBE JP is the long-standing LBWF Cabinet portfolio lead for community safety and cohesion, a position which involves, amongst other things, responsibility for the local ‘crime and di... »
Knife crime in Waltham Forest: a nasty little scandal (2)
Following on from my recent knife crime post I e-mailed all the councillors on the Community Safety Scrutiny Committee as follows: ‘Dear Councillors, Please note the following: http://www.waltha... »
Knife crime in Waltham Forest: a nasty little scandal (1)
The Waltham Forest Guardian’s Joe Roberts recently reported that between April 2016 and April 2017 there were 384 knife crimes in the borough, 34 per cent up on the previous year. These figures are sh... »
John Cryer MP: a news roundup
When John Cryer moved his home to Lewisham in 2015, many Labour party members hereabouts were disappointed, as they believed he had pledged that, as long as he represented Leyton and Wanstead, he woul... »
The E11 BID Co. saga continues
As this blog has extensively documented, Leytonstone’s Business Improvement District (BID) scheme, and more particularly the company that is supposed to run it, the E11 BID Co., have rarely been free... »
Councillor Saima Mahmud’s surreptitious Town Hall award ceremonies: a further update
Regular readers of this blog will remember that last year’s Mayor, Cllr. Saima Mahmud, hosted surreptitious award ceremonies, organised by two private citizens, in the Mayor’s Parlour; and that the be... »