The Department for Transport has introduced a new traffic-light council rating system for pothole repairs and road maintenance.

Waltham Forest is one of only 13 local authorities to receive a RED rating, the lowest rating possible, for the condition of the roads.

Rather than address the concerns, the Labour-run Council has decided to challenge the Labour-run Department for Transport’s rating.

Local residents don’t need a rating system to know that Labour has dropped the ball. The pictures show only some of the potholes that have been reported by your local Liberal Democrat team since the start of the year.

Lib Dem campaigner Naomi McCarthy said: “The average pothole repair costs £320, and sometimes over £1,000. These ratings show how the council is failing Grove Green residents. It’s dangerous, costly, and residents need urgent improvements now.”

More broken promises by Labour! In his last election manifesto, Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan pledged to keep “a 24-hour police front office counter in every borough.”

He has broken that promise. Now police front desks across London face cuts and closures, including at Chingford Police Station, which is the last police front desk in Waltham Forest.

In January, members of the London Assembly had the chance to join the Liberal Democrats and push back against these closures.

Instead, every Labour and every Green assembly member voted to block a Lib Dem amendment that would have required at least one 24-hour police counter to be kept open in each borough.

Liberal Democrat campaigner Naomi McCarthy said, “Labour is failing Londoners yet again with broken promises. They are clearly not serious about providing the public with easy access to the police.”

Several  residents have contacted us to see if anything can be done about the car and caravan that have been illegally parked without license plates on the corner of Norlington Road and Richmond Road for weeks.

We just wanted to let you know that we are aware of this and are working to get the vehicles moved on.

We have reported the issue to the Council parking and neighbourhood teams several times, but although we have been successful in getting the car moved, the caravan is still there and the Council is unable to provide a satisfactory response on what action they are taking.

We will continue to follow up with the Council on this and will escalate if necessary.

The recent cold snap caused a burst water main on the corner of Warren Road and Francis road, leading to a huge water leak.

Local Liberal Democrat campaigner Arran Angus was quick on the scene and reported the leak straight away.

Arran is pleased to report that Thames Water responded urgently and the leak has now been fixed.

Grove Green campaigner Arran Angus helped a resident of Grove Green Road get her money back from the council.

A local resident with dyslexia accidentally transferred over £1,000 to Waltham Forest Council when trying to pay a bill using her online banking. She called the council phone line to try and get her money back but was just given the runaround.

Two working days after contacting Arran for help, she had the money back in her account.

Liberal Democrat campaigner Arran Angus said, “You should always be careful when transferring money online, but sometimes mistakes happen. I was happy to be able to help.”

The Government is in denial at the extent of the winter crisis facing the NHS this year.

Research by the Liberal Democrats has shown that between January and October, a record 452,595 people waited more than 12 hours for a bed in A&E, up from just 1,590 over the same period in 2016. An increase of 34,000 on the same period last year.

On top of that, there has been a 75% rise in the number of incidents of A&Es having to divert patients to other hospitals due to being overwhelmed.

Liberal Democrat campaigner Arran Angus said, "The Government should have used the budget to save the NHS. Instead they are in total denial, as patients brace themselves for a historic crisis this winter."