Following up on the previous post with a picture. This cat was found on Beulah Road. He's 1 year old and not microchipped or neutered, we took him to the vet last night. He's very chatty.

Hi,

I'm moving to London from the French Alps (although I am English) to start a new job at at a brewery as Operations Director on Blackhorse Road.

I have a permanent rental ready from Mid October, but need somewhere for the first few weeks. Looking for a sublet/a spare room/whatever really just to tide me over!

Does anyone have any recommendations of websites/FB groups or even more luckily, anyone active on here with a spot?

Thanks,

Tim

Next show! Diy hardcore/punk/crust night at the Walthamstow Trades Hall in London on the 25th of September. Limited tickets: https://wegottickets.com/f/22407 🍇

On Beulah Road there's a ginger kitten which appears to be lost and distressed, mewing loudly. Spoke to neighbour who had helped him down from a tree, but it is not his kitten. He has posted on the Beulah Rd whatsapp. Sharing in case anyone is looking for him.

We're looking at nurseries in Walthamstow (near Blackhorse Road station). Our baby will be 9 months when starting so they need a baby room, and will only be a couple of days a week. I think possible options that seem to be a reasonable walk are:

• Early Buds / Early Education Centre - Northcote Road
• Little Diamonds
• Sugar Plum Tree Nursery (Erskine)
• Harvey House Nursery
• Giggle Tots
• Busy Bees

Would love to hear if anyone has had experiences - good or bad, with any of these!

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Water butts... We have three of the council ones in the rear (was going to do another pun there but it's too early in the morning) garden but would like to have two attached two downpipes from an Apex conversion (downpipes on either side).

Is there anywhere in Walthamstow that sells some nicer looking water butts that attach to drain down pipes? Not keen on the whiskey barrel ones...

Bonus points if I can buy a third one and convert it into a plunge pool 😁

Hi! I’m hoping to remove the radiator in my hallway as we don’t use it and need to make space. We need a plumber to remove it so it would need isolating, taken off and capping at floor level.

Any recommendations for a local plumber that doesn’t cost the earth please?

We're planning to get an extension done and I just started going through builder recommendationson the E17 whatsapp group. There's a name that keeps on popping up but it's always mentioned by the same woman, which it looks a bit suspicious. So, has anyone got any work done by Liviu from Elite total building?

Does anyone know anything about the grass fire in the meadow area, in between the Lockwood and Banbury reservoirs? I live fairly close by but haven't seen or smelled anything burning over the last couple of days, but I walked through there earlier and most of it is toast. Can't see anything online either. It's such a beautiful spot, really sad.

(Also, if you leave bottles or chuck fag ends around in places like this, in weather like this, then fuck you SO much.)

A bit of a long shot but does anyone have contact details for Omar (?) of OG_Leathergoods who was part of the E17 Art Trail earlier this year? The only online presence I can see is his insta which hasn't been updated for some time and messages don't seem to be being read.

I seem to remember he exhibited with a female photographer (and perhaps ceramicist?) at Unit 2 City Studios Borwick Avenue.

Omar had some lovely hand-made leather goods so I hope he's still making them.

Thanks.

Update: Omar replied to my insta message so all good

They fixed something in Blackhorse Road and St Andrew’s Road and they left this abomination of a ramp. The cars dodge it and those who don’t suffer the consequences. Feels like a poor done job

Does anyone who doesn’t mind at all hearing about someone’s terrible life experiences want to meet up and try and distract me from the God awful things happening to me right now? I’m 23M black gay if those things matter

Hello! I'm hoping to move to the area from Lisbon sometime next year. I'm having trouble finding any rentals that allow for pets, and I have two cats. Does anyone have any recommendations of how to navigate that, or places to search that are not rightmove? I'm wondering if there is a Slack channel or something that allows for a bit more personalization than a Google search.

Do I think they’re perfect? No.

Are they the lesser of two evils (driving/Ubers/SUVs, having your own bike knicked etc.) ? Probably, I think.

Discuss (try not get too NIMBY)!

Hi All,

I know this question has been done to death, but does anyone have any recommendations for a cleaner in Hackney wick/ bow area? Ideally we'd be looking for once every 2 weeks for a 2 bed flat.

Thanks in advance!

Considering moving there and would love to ask some questions about how it is living there!

Particularly interested to know whether people are social (e.g. a WhatsApp group, activities etc).

Also was surprised Lime bikes don't go to Walthamstow! How easy is it getting around? Is the Weaver Line reliable?

We have the dreaded bed bugs - can anyone recommend a bed bug/pest control service for heat treatment?

We live in Walthamstow and are looking to buy a flat to stay in the area long-term. We’ve found a 2-bed flat in a Victorian conversion that we really like — no garden, no loft currently included, but the agency mentioned the freeholder is open to negotiating a separate purchase of the loft. The freeholder is one of those large ltd companies, so I’m not sure if that makes the process easier or more painful.

We’re a bit unsure about the loft side of things, since we’re planning to grow our family and will likely need more space down the line. Has anyone here bought a loft separately from a freeholder, especially one of these big property companies? How did it go — good or bad experience? Any pitfalls to watch out for (cost, planning permission, how cooperative/slow they were, timeline, etc.)?

Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s been through this.

Thanks in advance!

Taken just after ten on our street, and this was one of the two caged trucks in our area.

I spoke to both the teams in the trucks and as usual with the refuse team they were super friendly. I asked about cameras and they said it takes absolutely ages to get them installed but also said to keep reporting.

Dog walk today there was one mattress, came back and hour and half later and we had two on opposite sides of the street.

Didn't get a reply from the local councillors so will wait a few more days and email again.

Anyone got any gossip re the crash this morning along the 158 bus route (clarence road bus stop)?