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Despite its height, planning officers say the tower will be in-keeping with the area, pointing to the proximity of the 16-storey Juniper House, the 14-storey Travelodge hotel, and the twelve-storey Gateway Apartments building. It will be part of an existing cluster of tall buildings, the planning team told councillors, and would only lead to a minor loss of open skyline. Though councillors ultimately agreed the public benefits outweighed any harm to the town centre, six formal objections were received ahead of the meeting.

SlowBurn sits on a stretch of Walthamstow that's more grit than glamour - opposite a funeral care centre and next to a petrol garage - but that's kind of the point. This part of E17's got character, and behind the corrugated steel doors of Blackhorse Lane Ateliers, you'll find a restaurant that shares space with a working jeans atelier - and yep, you're quite literally sliding past spools of fabric before you reach your table.

A man is fighting for his life after being shot by Metropolitan Police officers who entered a London property by force. Scotland Yard were called to an address in Walthamstow at 10am on Friday to reports of a man with a gun. The suspected gunman allegedly made threats to kill at the property on Stow Crescent near Banbury Reservoir. Trained negotiators were dispatched and at 2pm officers entered the property and discharged their weapons.

Google A man is in a life-threatening condition after being shot by Metropolitan Police officers who entered a property in north-east London by force. The force said officers were called to an address in Stow Crescent, Walthamstow, at about 10:00 BST to reports of a man with a firearm making threats to kill. Trained negotiators were called to the scene, and at about 14:00 officers entered the property and discharged their weapons.

Partners in life and in art, the couple build much of their practice around their community in Walthamstow, east London. Their previous project involved setting up an artist-run bank, selling their own currency notes and using the proceeds to buy back 1.2m of debt owned by ordinary local people. This latest film charts an even more ambitious undertaking: to equip the houses on their street with solar panels, transforming the neighbourhood into a power station.

LFB Police are investigating a fire that virtually destroyed a house in north-east London believed to have been used as a cannabis factory. Twelve fire engines and about 80 firefighters were called to the mid-terraced property in Walthamstow shortly before 03:00 BST. The Met Police said officers also attended and found evidence of cannabis plants at the house on Knebworth Avenue, although no arrests were made.

"This is an important step in the journey towards Vestry House Museum reopening as an active heritage destination. We know one of the priorities for our residents is to be able to enjoy safer and vibrant neighbourhoods."

We chose Crate Walthamstow because we saw a unique opportunity to introduce something calm, stylish, and mood-driven to an already vibrant space.

A man is in hospital after reports of a person on the tracks of a station in Walthamstow. The London Ambulance Service was called at 9.12pm yesterday (June 1).

I am renewing my plea for some expert assistance to Waltham Forest police to catch the perpetrators, Creasy told The London Standard.

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of malicious communications after threatening emails were sent to nine schools, causing alarm in the community.

This morning, an email was sent to St Mary's Primary School that contained a threat prompting immediate response from authorities to safeguard students and staff.

In an email sent to parents shortly after 7.30am, St Mary's explained it had received a threat via email referring to committing acts of violence to those on our premises.