Beer lovers are invited to take part in a celebration of local craft beer taking place this Saturday at the first ever Waltham Forest Brüstival. The festival is hosted by the Brüpond Brewery, located at Unit 4, 15 Argall Avenue, … Continue reading
Business exhibition at Brisbane Road – Tuesday 14th May 2013
Business owners and entrepreneurs can attend The North East London Business Expo 2013, taking place on Tuesday at Leyton Orient FC. Featuring up to 100 exhibitions plus a host of free seminars and workshops there will be plenty of opportunities … Continue reading
Cycle Campaigners Quest for Borough to Become a Mini-Holland
Cycling campaigners are urging Waltham Forest Council to include proposals to reduce cars’ road space and replace a busy roundabout with a cycle-friendly T-junction in its bid to become one of Boris Johnson’s ‘mini-Hollands’. The authority announced it is drawing … Continue reading
Boris Johnson visits Waltham Forest
Mayor of London Boris Johnson visited a business in Walthamstow this morning. The mayor visited the Gü Puds factory at the Forest Works industrial estate in Forest Road and tweeted that he was visiting a ‘great London manufacturing and export … Continue reading
Changes to the Low Emission Discount in London
The Mayor will be introducing a new Congestion Charge discount to replace the current Greener Vehicle Discount and the Electric Vehicle Discount, ensuring that only the greenest zero or ultra-low emission vehicles receive a 100 per cent discount. The changes … Continue reading
Walthamstow Arcade Site Development
The Arcade scheme was granted planning permission on 8 January 2013. Detailed designs and site preparation are being progressed by the developer with a start on site anticipated for Spring 2013. The development, once completed, will deliver a 9 screen 1,200 … Continue reading
Council to sponsor a category at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) London Business Awards 2013
Waltham Forest Council has announced it is to sponsor a category at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) London Business Awards this year. The authority will pay for the FSB to have a ‘Waltham Forest Business of the Year Award’ … Continue reading
Staffa Road Streetworks – Temporary Traffic System Proposed
Having completed the national grid gas pipe replecement on Burwell Rd, the scheme has now moved on to Staffa Rd – Argall Avenue. As part of the works it has been proposed that a temporary traffic light system be utilised … Continue reading
Severe Central Line Delays After Accident
Leyton tube station has been closed and the Central line suspended after a person was hit by a train this morning (05/04/13). There are severe delays and no service between Liverpool Street and Woodford/Newbury Park due to the incident, after a … Continue reading
Lea Bridge Station named as frontrunner for government funding
The proposed reopening of Lea Bridge train station has taken another step towards becoming reality after the government named it as one of three bids to which it is likely to give millions in funding. To see the full article from the … Continue reading