With real ale, real community spirit and really good causes, Wanstead Beer Festival returns this October with more brews, new names and a fundraising mission. Paul Donovan reports

The Parish of Wanstead’s Heritage Lottery Fund bid to save Christ Church’s tower will be decided this month

There’s a buzz in the air. Just like in the grand drawing rooms of Wanstead House in the early 19th century, word is spreading: something’s happening in Wanstead, writes Camille Leadbeater

The Wanstead Fringe returns this month, with 23 days of cultural activity in a range of local venues

A public meeting to discuss the plans for permanent market stalls in Wanstead will be held this month

Permission has been granted for a new development on Holy Trinity Church land, off Hermon Hill

The heavily criticised hourly W14 continues to lack a proper bus stop at the start of its route at Whipps Cross Interchange

The City of London Corporation has assessed the impact of recent grass fires on Wanstead Flats

The Parish of Wanstead has been granted permission to restore the Wanstead War Memorial

Wanstead Village ward councillors have issued a statement about plans for the introduction of permanent market stalls in Wanstead

Former Aldersbrook resident and theatre school founder Sylvia Young has died at the age of 86

A floating reedbed installed earlier this year in Wanstead Park has grown into a thriving ecosystem