Fulbourne Road, Walthamstow fire: People told to avoid area

Fulbourne Road, Walthamstow fire: People told to avoid area

Waltham Forest Council posted to X just before 4.30pm this afternoon (July 7) to warn that Fulbourne Road had been shut due to a fire. The authority urged people to “avoid the... Read more »
Aldi says it wants new stores in Walthamstow and Wanstead

Aldi says it wants new stores in Walthamstow and Wanstead

Aldi revealed it is searching for new sites in a list of “priority” locations it wants to open new supermarkets in.  Wanstead and Walthamstow featured on the list of 13 ideal locations the... Read more »
Man suffers injury after South Grove, Walthamstow stabbing

Man suffers injury after South Grove, Walthamstow stabbing

Metropolitan Police were called at 9.12pm on Saturday (March 23) to reports of a disturbance in South Grove. Officers were said to have arrived within five minutes of the call but found... Read more »
Man with links to Ilford and Walthamstow wanted by police

Man with links to Ilford and Walthamstow wanted by police

Herts Police posted an image on their social media platforms of Osamah Darr, who was featured on BBC’s Crimewatch Live on Wednesday (March 20), and is on the run.  Darr, the force said,... Read more »
Walthamstow town centre roads shut due to police incident

Walthamstow town centre roads shut due to police incident

There is reportedly a heavy police presence in Walthamstow, with High Street, Hoe Street and Church Hill closed off after an incident this evening (November 5). On X, formerly known as Twitter,... Read more »
Superloop routes to link Harrow and Walthamstow via Finchley

Superloop routes to link Harrow and Walthamstow via Finchley

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that one new express bus service will run between Harrow and North Finchley (SL10), and another between North Finchley and Walthamstow (SL1). It follows a public... Read more »
Brat chef Tomos Parry on why Walthamstow feels like home

Brat chef Tomos Parry on why Walthamstow feels like home

I live with my wife and two children in an end-of-terrace Warner house, a few minutes from Lloyd Park. We used to live in a one-bedroom flat in London Fields. It doesn’t... Read more »
Walthamstow area with links to Pocahontas and the slave trade

Walthamstow area with links to Pocahontas and the slave trade

The area of Low Hall, Walthamstow, is known to many as the home of a sports ground, nursery school, allotments, the fabulous Pump House Museum, and for the less salubrious South Access... Read more »
The grand Walthamstow house that is now Comely Bank Clinic

The grand Walthamstow house that is now Comely Bank Clinic

Remnants of a pre-urbanised Walthamstow can be found dotted around and about the area, although some are more hidden than others. Of the area’s 18th and 19th century grand houses, a few... Read more »
Why I live in Walthamstow: The ‘real’ east London area with indy appeal

Why I live in Walthamstow: The ‘real’ east London area with indy appeal

I bought a two-bedroom apartment in Walthamstow in 2002 because it was cheap. I never wanted to live south of the river as psychologically it seemed too far from Glasgow, where I... Read more »