Waltham Forest news

The top operators, suppliers and facilities from across the physical activity sector were celebrated last night (26 October), as the winners of the prestigious ukactive ... More

London has a new double Olympic skating centre following a £30m investment by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. The aim is to encourage physical ... More

Outdoor activity provider Our Parks, which offers people across England free outdoor exercise and fitness sessions, has secured a £245,000 National Lottery award. Our Parks ... More

Sports coaches and occupational therapists have teamed up for a new programme designed to engage people with learning disabilities. Social enterprise Sport for Confidence has ... More

A scheme by architecture firm Nex for a green-topped cafe overlooking the London running track where Roger Bannister trained for his famous four-minute mile has ... More

London’s first permanent ‘ninja run’ obstacle course has been established in a new leisure centre in Waltham Forest as part of the council’s £30m (US$38.7m, ... More

London's Walkie Talkie, also known as 20 Fenchurch Street, has suffered a barrage of criticism since its inception – and now it takes a place ... More

Waltham Forest Council, along with operator, Better, is continuing to upgrade the borough’s leisure centre portfolio, having given the go ahead for the redevelopment of ... More

London’s mini-Holland concept, pioneered by the London Cycling Campaign (LCC), has shifted up a gear since its inception. Now, with further formulated plans, the three ... More

Boris Johnson has allocated £100m of funding to create ‘mini-Holland’ cycling hubs around the capital's outskirts to encourage Londoners to be more active in a ... More

Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects and GUM Design, have won the 2013 Museums and Heritage Award for Permanent Exhibition for their work on the William Morris ... More

The former Kelmscott Leisure Centre has officially reopened as Walthamstow Leisure Centre this week as part of the council's £24m investment across the borough's five ... More

The first phase of a £24m redevelopment of Waltham Forest's leisure centres has been unveiled with the re-opening of Leyton Gym. The overhaul of the ... More

More than 500 over 55-year-olds took part in the 2012 Better Club Games, held at Brixton Recreation Centre on Friday 19 October 2012. The 'mini ... More

Image: It is hoped the cinema will open by 2014 Empire Cinemas, one of the UK's largest independently-owned cinema chains, has signed an agreement for ... More

Image: A leisure centre forms part of the scheme Housing association London and Quarter (L&Q) has been granted planning permission for the mixed-use redevelopment of ... More

The new London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has been launched, taking over responsibility for the ongoing regeneration of the Olympic Park and surrounding areas. Created ... More

In the build up to London 2012 and the IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017, all seven of GLL's purpose built athletics tracks have achieved grade ... More

The mixed-use transformation of the former Arcade site in the centre of Walthamstow, East London, has moved closer after development agreements for the scheme were ... More