We’ve had a request from a 24-year-old student of Tourism and Events Management at the Sheffield Hallam University. She is looking for local people to do a short online questionnaire about the Olympics (it’s all anonymous – no personal details required). The information will be used as part of a 7000 word dissertation ‘What are…

Olympic Temporary CPZ This is what Cllr Clyde Loakes said in his latest email update to Leytonstone ward residents about the CPZ. “As residents will know from the south of Lea Bridge Rd down to the Newham border eg the whole of Leytonstone and Leyton, during the period of the Olympics and Paralympics will become…

If you’re tired of betting shops spreading like a rash over high streets everywhere, why not sign this cross-party petition to give councils the power to control them. High Streets First campaign

FARA responded to a recent consultation about doubling the size of Davies Lane School and using Pastures. Our thanks to all the residents who suggested points to be covered and gave their views. (Where there were conflicting views we’ve gone with the majority.) NB Should the plan to expand into Pastures go ahead there will…

FARA members may recall a recent consultation on how to use the £170,000 that the Met Police will pay for their controversial police base on Wanstead Flats during the Olympics. A limited range of options was given: FARA favoured restoring the tree avenues in Bush Wood, but the final vote went to relining Jubilee Pond.…

The Council plans to double the number of pupils enrolling at Davies Lane School from this September, which involves building on the Pastures site to increase the school’s capacity. There are no plans available yet for what the new buildings would look like. A public consultation is happening now (deadline is 5 February) so please…

On Wednesday 23rd November the outside / forecourt of the former Lincolns pub will be used for a film shoot, for The Magnificent Eleven film. There will be a fight scene followed by an arrest. Exciting! Parking from outside 2-20 Davies Lane will be taken by film crew vehicles on the day. After the filming,…

A cat has been taken from the Chillout Lounge without the owner’s permission. An “older woman with short hair” went into the Chillout Lounge, said “I’m here to collect the cat” and took it (we don’t know who she was). The cat is fluffy, grey and white (part Persian) and is called Izzit. Anyone seeing…

We’ve heard through the grapevine that the former Tyre World shop (used to be Age Concern before) is to become a bathroom and tile shop. Also the former ‘La Mama’ cafe is being refurbished but we’re not sure for what business yet – if anyone knows already, please drop us a line!

Following sightings of a tow truck operating in our neighbourhood very late at night, our Safer Neighbourhoods team thinks that it may be being used by car thieves. So if you see a tow truck with a car on its back at an unusually late hour, please take the registration number if you can and…