Waltham Forest Council has announced that it has awarded a long-term lease for part of the Pump House museum site to trustees looking to redevelop the Walthamstow attraction.

Pump House Steam and Transport Museum Trust is looking to transform the museum in a bid to showcase the industrial and transport achievements of the Lea Valley region. Afzal Akram, the council's cabinet member for corporate resources, said: "While we are unable to offer them continued use of the whole site we are very pleased to have granted the Trust a long-term lease for the Pump House Museum site itself.

"We look forward to their continuing work to improve and promote the museum as a valuable local asset."