In the 45th of a series of articles, David Bird discusses the work of Redbridge Music Society and introduces harpists Oliver Wass and Lise Vandersmissen, who will be performing in Wanstead this month

A documentary about TfL’s recent ‘disastrous’ changes to local bus routes by 14-year-old Riku Fryderyk has received much praise. Here, the young filmmaker tells the story behind the story

Recent changes to local bus routes have impacted the lives of many residents. In the fourth of a series of articles, Save Our Local Bus Services campaign organiser Liz Martins reflects on six months of struggle

Residents are invited to take part in a survey which aims to gather views about the River Roding

Jackie Clune, the director of women’s rugby at Eton Manor RFC in Wanstead, was honoured at the Redbridge Mayor’s Community Awards last month

Maria Sanchez, the managing director of Treehouse Nursery Schools in Wanstead, was honoured at the Redbridge Mayor’s Community Awards last month

The Wren Wildlife and Conservation Group was honoured at the Redbridge Mayor’s Community Awards last month

Religious misogyny and secularism’s role in achieving women’s equality will be the subject of the East London Humanists’ April event, led by Megan Manson from the National Secular Society. Paul Kaufman reports

Scott Wilding, the former chair of the Wanstead Society, was honoured at the Redbridge Mayor’s Community Awards last month

Wanstead milkman Steve Hayden was honoured at the Redbridge Mayor’s Community Awards last month

The Wanstead Repair Café will return this month as part of four events planned for 2025

Wanstead Village ward councillors have issued a statement following concerns over the recently installed yellow box junctions on Wanstead High Street

Redbridge is celebrating 60 years since its creation as a London borough

From The Bill to Hamlet, local actor Ashley Gunstock has a theatrical career spanning 45 years. This month, he will be taking to the stage much closer to home for the launch of Theatre at The Bull

A date for the third annual Wanstead Beer Festival has been set

Aldersbrook Medical Centre will be hosting a breast cancer awareness talk

Skylark fence erected on Wanstead Flats ahead of breeding season

Residents have until 6 April to take part in a consultation over the expansion of the Wanstead Zone D permit parking area

Residents have until 4 April to apply to host a street party for the 80th anniversary of VE Day

As the nation prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Redbridge Museum Officer Nishat Alam reflects on the wartime diary of former Aldersbrook resident Fred James

In the fifth of a series of articles charting the experiences of a Wanstead-based travel writer, Carole Edrich recalls how terror turned to euphoria during a trip to Colombia

Ahead of the Friends of Wanstead Parkland’s AGM in April, chairman Peter Brimson provides an overview of some of the improvement works that are likely to take place in the park in the near future

The Renters’ Rights Bill will make several significant changes to the private rented sector, explains James Harrison from local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash

Local artist Leia Darla Davies had a connection with art from a very early age and is now looking to collaborate with other creatives in the local area as part of a new artistic hub she is launching

Residents are being alerted to the dangers of throwing away batteries in household waste