Dowsers in Wanstead Park. ©Ralph PotterIn 2008, a group of dowsers worked in Wanstead Park to try and find the location of a long-lost Roman structure
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Dowsers in Wanstead Park. ©Ralph Potter
Visualisation of the new facility on Redbridge Lane WestThe expansion of Wanstead Leisure Centre – to provide a 25m swimming pool and new dance studio – is on track to be completed in late 2022
The Churchill Room at Wanstead Library has been refurbished ahead of the venue’s planned reopening this month.
A Wanstead nursing home is raising money for Little Lives UK by selling greetings cards featuring designs by local residents
©Kathy TaylorRedbridge Council are not granting permission for community road closures this year
Local women are being asked to participate in a survey to help Redbridge Council understand how safe they feel living and working in the borough
Pre-orders are open for the first-ever large-scale history book of Wanstead House
8 Sylvan Road
©Andy NutterA 150-year-old Victorian house in Snaresbrook is set to be demolished and replaced with nine modern flats following approval by Redbridge Council’s Planning Committee
Disabled residents in Redbridge are invited to take part in a questionnaire to help local health and social care services understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting them.
The new café kiosk is to be located behind the toilet block along Woodbine Place's boundary with the Green. ©2021 GooglePlans announced to deliver COVID-safe community focussed events on Christchurch Green this summer, with a new café kiosk to act as a focal point
Lee Withall (right) met Rachel Daniel for a socially distanced walk last month “You can join the group to suggest a walk and see if anyone is able to accompany you.”
Wanstead Climate Action is inviting residents who have a ‘green’ job to take part in a new campaign.
The Endangered in Wanstead campaign is a collaboration between the Wren Wildlife and Conservation Group, Wild Wanstead and the London Wildlife Trust
PC King (left) and PC BryantThe police have issued a message for local residents.
Wanstead teenager Elsa Arnold has become the first youth trustee for Freedom 2.
PC King (left) and PC BryantLocal police are seeking new members to join the Wanstead Village and Wanstead Park ward panels.
TinaB donationsA network of foodbank collection points is seeking more homes in the local area to participate in the initiative.
Local schools set to be included in the scheme include: Aldersbrook Primary School (pictured), Wanstead Church School, Snaresbrook Primary School and Nightingale Primary SchoolRedbridge Council is analysing responses to its School Streets consultation.
Redbridge Council is proposing to install new electric vehicle charging points (EVCPs) and associated bays on streets across Wanstead.
Skylarks on Wanstead Flats earlier this month. ©Mary HoldenThe City of London will be installing a fence around the skylark nesting area on Wanstead Flats.
The hub will replace four parking bays on the High Street. Residents gave their backing to the scheme in a consultation earlier this yearRedbridge Council is proposing to install a mobility hub on Wanstead High Street.
Updated designs for the new Whipps Cross Hospital – due to be completed in 2026 – have been released by Barts Health NHS Trust.
Tulips ©Peter Wilkins
Incoming Tide ©Irene ThomasEssex Art Club will unveil it’s first-ever online exhibition this month
"Some of us joined a signing choir to learn how to sign carols"
The Broken Raven is part of a fantasy trilogy for young teenagers and features a protagonist with Down’s syndrome