Features

Jo Fensome helps support the local area through knitting. Here, the Friends of Wanstead Parklands member explains her nickname and why she loves living here

The redundancy process can be stressful and difficult, so it is important to know your rights as an employee, says Jo Cullen from local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash

Redbridge Museum will open a new permanent exhibition in spring 2023 exploring 200,000 years of local history. In the 11th of a series of articles, Museum Officer Nishat Alam looks at some of the items on show

Meryl Pugh describes her new book as a love letter to Wanstead Park and Wanstead Flats. Here, the Bushwood resident explains the power of the local urban environment as a site for healing and connection

There’s something powerful about the blankness of a new year that encourages many of us to make life changes. Here, Wanstead resident and career coach Siân Morgan talks about career progression in 2023

This time of year, many people set self-improvement goals. But what about your business? Here, Wanstead resident and business coach Rachel Jarvis offers some guidance for New Year business resolutions

Friends of Wanstead Parklands member Richard Arnopp reflects on the avian influenza pandemic and addresses the ongoing debate over the rights and wrongs of feeding our local wild birds at this time. Photo of Eagle Pond by Geoff Wilkinson

Art Group Wanstead member and former teacher Claire Cousins tells the story behind her Nutcracker-inspired festive artwork

From finding your stopcock to help with walking your dog, Priti Mistry from Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Havering offers advice on how older people can prepare themselves for the winter season

When it comes to cohabiting with your partner, Derek Inkpin from local solicitors Wiseman Lee asks whether the law needs to catch up with the way many of us now live our lives

Wanstead’s history is full of cultural contributors, says local author Michelle Harris, who pens racy novels in between creating engaging content for businesses

Revd James Gilder is the new Priest-in-Charge of Wanstead Parish. Now that he’s finished unpacking at his new home, the Norfolk boy takes a moment to introduce himself and his thoughts on Wanstead