Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)The Wanstead Butterfly and Moth Report 2024 has been published
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Initial proposed design for the rebuildThe government has confirmed construction of the new Whipps Cross Hospital will be delayed until 2032 at the earliest
An existing digital advertising unit outside Lighthouse Fish Bar Redbridge Council has issued a statement following an application for two new digital advertising units on Wanstead High Street
The Haven House Christmas Cake Appeal raised over £1,100 in December
Calvin Bailey MP with campaigners at ParliamentCalvin Bailey MP presented a petition to Parliament on 21 January in support of the Save Our Local Bus Services Campaign opposing TfL’s changes to the W12, W13 and W14 bus routes.
The controversial yellow box outside Co-op. ©Geoff WilkinsonDrivers in Wanstead are reminded to stay alert following the installation of new yellow box junctions on the High Street
Members of the Wren Wildlife Group have been scything long grass in the Skylark nesting area on Wanstead Flats
A new mental health clinic will open in Wanstead this month
©Geoff WilkinsonThe George and Dragon pub in Wanstead will reopen in mid-January
Residents have several options for disposing of real Christmas trees this January
Construction of the new Wanstead Leisure Centre is scheduled for completion at the end of 2025
The Friends of St Gabriel’s raised £14,672 in December
Redbridge Council is taking part in an 18-month pilot project to reduce falls among elderly residents
Wanstead House, by Richard Westall (1765-1836)The Friends of Wanstead Parklands will host a New Year stroll in the park on 5 January
Unemployed labourers at work in Wanstead Park in 1909, with the Grotto in the backgroundA new book details how unemployed labourers transformed Wanstead Flats and Wanstead Park in the late 19th century
The River Roding Trust’s Wanstead and Woodford local group met for the first time at the end of November
Residents have until 5 January to apply to adopt a tree pit on their street
The annual Frank Charles Give A Gift Appeal has once again brought festive cheer to children spending Christmas at Whipps Cross Hospital
Nominations for the Mayor of Redbridge’s annual community awards are open until 6 January
©Geoff WilkinsonWanstead will welcome Santa early this month as he embarks on a pre-Christmas tour of local streets on 19 December from 4pm
Redbridge Council has launched a public consultation on its first sustainable transport strategy.
Donations made to the shelter last yearA festive appeal has been launched for the residents of the Courtney Hotel, an emergency housing hostel for homeless people located in Aldersbrook
Frank delivering presents to the hospital last ChristmasWanstead resident Frank Charles BEM is collecting gifts for his annual appeal
Where to see Santa on his pre-Christmas tour of Wanstead.
Artist’s impression of the five- and six-storey flatsThe company behind the redevelopment of Snaresbrook Station car park – which closed in March – has issued an update