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

United by a shared vision for community art, Elsie Drew, Brenda Coyle and Laura Skye are pleased to introduce Cup of Art, a Wanstead-based art collective which the three friends hope will become a vibrant hub

A community project is being planned to revamp the hoardings surrounding the Evergreen Field construction site on Wanstead High Street

Redbridge was awarded second place in the London Parade on New Year’s Day, with a ‘Save the Earth’ themed display

Former Aldersbrook Primary School pupil Ezra Mayers made his first senior team start for West Ham United earlier this month

For the 10th year running, the Wanstead Community Gardeners have brought the Wanstead station geraniums inside for the winter.

Redbridge Council has issued a statement on High Street market stall applications

Redbridge Council has passed an emergency motion prioritising nature in the borough