Wanstead Park’s visitor centre was reopened in January following three months of refurbishment work

Residents are invited to take part in a 10km walk through Epping Forest this month in aid of the Lennox Children’s Cancer Fund

Local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash was named Redbridge Business of the Year at the recent Ilford & Redbridge Business Awards. Julia McFall reflects on the historic firm’s success

At the Woodford Historical Society’s February meeting, Jef Page will be exploring the origins of Redbridge street names, including Nutter Lane, home to one of the oldest houses in Wanstead

Ahead of an LGBTQ+ History Month event at Wanstead Library, author Jack Parlett reflects on his work on Fire Island in New York and explains why it’s important to learn from the queer icons of the past

Harry Hill made a surprise appearance at St Gabriel’s Banish the Blues comedy night last month

Construction of the Wanstead Leisure Centre extension has experienced further delays

A workshop offering guidance on fixing electrical items will take place in Christ Church hall on 16 February

February 2026 marks 200 years since the foundation of London’s first university. Local resident Georgina Brewis, who is professor of social history at UCL, has co-authored a new book that tells the story By the 1820s, London had become the largest city in the world with over a million inhabitants. Unlike most other European capital cities, however, it had no university. Access to England’s two universities, Oxford and Cambridge, was restricted to members of the Church of England, and the high cost of study meant they were accessible only by the very wealthy. Anyone of any other faith – at the time, England’s main religious minorities included Jews, Roman Catholics and Non-Conformists such as Quakers, Baptists and Methodists – was barred from higher education. The foundation of London’s first university in Bloomsbury in February 1826 is therefore an important moment for the capital. However, most general...

Wanstead’s Flamingo Fairs – which features vintage and craft items – is under new management

A 2026 calendar featuring photographs of wildlife and locations across Epping Forest has raised £4,800 for charity

Calvin Bailey MP has backed plans to reclassify over 1,000 homes in Aldersbrook as part of Wanstead instead of Manor Park