What do you think about Waltham Forest News?

Waltham Forest News (WFN) is your FREE community newspaper. Across Waltham Forest,110,000 copies of WFN are delivered to local households, organisations and businesses every fortnight.

Do you feel that Waltham Forest News reflects your views? Do you have any ideas about how we can improve it?

Sign up for one of our focus groups and share your thoughts and ideas on how we could make WFN better and more informative for everyone.

Wednesday 21 November, Town Hall, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 4JF

Group 1: 6pm until 6.45pm

Group 2: 7pm until 7.45pm

Light refreshments will be provided. £25 incentive available for attendees.

Deadline to sign up for a group is Wednesday 14 November. Places are limited for each meeting and successful applicants will be contacted directly.

Apply here to join a focus group

Have your say on improvement ideas for Markhouse Corner

Residents, local businesses and community groups are invited to have their say about ideas to improve Markhouse Corner at the junction of Lea Bridge Road and Church Road. This is a busy junction where the Council wishes to work with residents and businesses to make it a more attractive place to shop and spend time. The proposals include: possible improvements to shop fronts business support advice training for traders marketing campaign for local shops a survey of shoppers to see what they want from retailers murals to reflect the identity of Markhouse Corner street lighting improvement The consultation ends on Sunday 18 November. As well as the online consultation there have been two opportunities to meet council officers at the junction of Markhouse Road with Lea Bridge Road and Church Road to discuss the scheme.

Read more and complete the online survey

Have your say on planning applications

You can also make comments on the following planning applications that have been submitted for regeneration sites:

• Crate St James Street, on St James Street, Walthamstow. Reference number 183259
• Blackhorse Yard, Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow. Reference number 183424.

Full planning application details are available here.

Stay Connected with what's happening in our borough

You received this newsletter as you signed up for news about consultations in Waltham Forest. There are now email newsletters set up for most of the regeneration sites across Waltham Forest so if you are interested in other sites please sign up for those newsletters too. Please encourage friends and family to sign up so they too can stay connected with what's happening in our borough.

Sign up for individual email newsletters here