A sad day for pie and mash

Plus the cheese shop loved by celebs and news on Whipps Cross redevelopment

Welcome to a new week in E17. We start with the news that after 93 years of serving pie and mash in Walthamstow, L Manze will not be reopening.

The status of this High Street stalwart has been unclear since the pandemic with staff telling us it wasn’t permanently closed only a few weeks ago. However, the owner has now confirmed it won’t reopen and the fu…