Cllrs Farooq Qureshi, Samina Safder and Bob Sullivan  attended the launch of a new community cafe in St Andrews Church in Colworth Road, Leytonstone.

This is an excellent venue to meet the local community and enjoy the tasty recipes of Elliot Joseph.

Opening hours are Tuesday and Saturday 10am to 5pm and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 12 noon to 5pm.

Cllr Farooq Qureshi attended the launch of Whipps Cross Hospital’s big push appeal at Noorul Islam Mosque in High Road Leyton.

Whipps Cross Hospital has secured a NHS grant of £3million to fund major improvements and expansions. Now they need to raise £350,000 to up grade the facilities in the maternity unit.

Noorul Islam has launched the fund-raising program at their Mosque.

We say: Please donate generously.

New Principle at LSC has arranged a meeting of the residents of the streets surrounding the collage. This is to discuss any difficulties or problems faced by the residents because of the collage. Cllr F Qureshi and Cllr S Safder will also be present at this meeting. If you are interested, please do come.       Wednesday 24th June

At 7PM

Leyton Sixth Form Collage

Essex Road, Leyton E10

Local residents are invited to come and join local Liberal Democrat councillors, parliamentary candidates and MPs in Leytonstone on Sunday 28th June 2009 to celebrate our local successes - and hear what we have planned for the future.

Chris Huhne MP, the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman in parliament, will be speaking at the event alongside Farooq Qureshi, the Forest ward councillor and Liberal Democrat candidate for the parliamentary seat of Leyton and Wanstead.

Councillors will be available informally to listen to your views and talk about their work for the future of our borough.

If you would like to attend, please see the event details below:

Date: Sunday 28th June 2009

Time: 2.30pm for 3pm start.

Venue: Indian Mulsim Federation Hall, Trinity Close, Leytonstone E11 4RP

Refreshments will be provided. For more information or to confirm your attendance, please contact Cllr Farooq Qureshi or Cllr Samina Safdar at

cllr.farooq.qureshi@walthamforest.gov.uk

cllr.samina.safdar@walthamforest.gov.uk

Cllr Farooq Qureshi went on a ward walk with the Chief Executive of the Council Mr Andrew Kilburn. This included a drive around Forest Ward to identify the problem spots of fly tipping, grafity and areas of other concerns.

This was basically an introduction of the ward for CEO of the Council.

Great to see the sun shine through to Epsom Road Ally at last.  After a long battle we get the trees in Nursery Terrace pruned back to give some light to the ally.

Its all looking nice and bright another job well done!!!!!!

Well done to our local Forest Safer Neighbourhood Team who have sucsessfully raided a house in Knotts Green Road which was being used as an illegal DVD factory. 

Over 20,000 illegal DVDs were seized, and one male was arrested.

A job well done!!!

April 16th, 2009 by Samina Safdar
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Leytonstone United Free Church is planning to give their adopted garden a face lift by erecting a mosaic.  Students from the Sixth Form College have offered to design the mosaic.

Funding is currently being sought to meet the cost.  If you can help in any way please contact the Leytonstone United Free church please.

The Forest Safer Neighbourhood Team, together with the Youth Panel at Leyton Sixth Form College, has identified a major problem around the College and surrounding streets of spitting in the streets.  This is disgusting, makes the area look bad and can be a health hazard.

“So please help keep our area clean.”

Good News!!!!!

Following pressure from Lib Dem Councillors of Forest Ward the trees at the back of Nursery Terrace are to be  pruned back.  The overgrown trees have dominated the front of most of the Epsom Road houses and have  cut out their light.

We are very pleased to see that the temporary portacabins at Leyton 6th Form College are now up and running. These have been put in place to enable major works to be done on the main building.

When the work is finished the cabins will be taken down and the green field will be re-instated.  We will keep you informed of the developments.

Lately many people are wondering how they will make ends meet in an ever deepening crisis.  With this in mind Lib Dems have asked the council to look at ways to help people with the financial problems people are facing.  The good news is that the Council is planning to keep Council Tax increases to below 2% next year and will let people pay 12 instalments rather the 10. 

The Council will also settle their bills with local businesses with in 10 days.  It is important that we keep looking for ways to help.

As the Lib Dems say ” Actions are far better the words.”

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year.  Lets hope 2009 bring us all great happiness and joy.

December 5th, 2008 by Samina Safdar

Councillor Farooq Qureshi and my self run a surgery at the Waltham Forest Direct Shop opposite the bus garage every Saturday from 10 - 12pm. 

The local safer neighbours police attend the surgeries to offer help and advice to residents on graffiti, cycling on the pavement, Dogs mess and any anti social behaviour problems residents may have.

The local police are very interested in local problems, you can contact them on 020 8721 2645    or     020 8721 5005

You may remember during the by election in June Peterbrough Road was looking very unsightly due to graffiti.

Well looking good now all the graffiti has been cleared and lets keep in that way.

On the same note walking round the ward we see the council have cleared a lot of overgrown shrubs and vegetation. 

If you do see any shrubs that need cutting back or trees that need pruning please let me know.

After a very long wait it is great to see West End Avenue resurfaced and a job well done.

The fenced area at the back of the bus garage in Ely Road was continuously used for dumping rubbish.

The Focus Team has had it cleared many times but the fly tipping had not stopped.

The good news is that the bus garage has got together with the council to keep this area free from all rubbish.

Please remember the council will come and collect any bulky items you want to despose of, just call.