Features

Big Rail Story

One writer, one Interrail pass and a wildly over-ambitious, 37-stop journey to test railway accessibility in Europe. Wanstead-based travel writer ...

Photo & story

In the third of a series of articles featuring images by the Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society, Anuraj Theivendram explains his ...

Divorce month

January is often called ‘divorce month’ because of a spike in divorce enquiries. Benjamin Carter of local solicitors Edwards Duthie ...

A jazz Journey

Derek Long tells the story of East Side Jazz Club, which started in 1994 under the leadership of former Wanstead ...

A reel rescue

When Wanstead resident Paul Hollins started digitising his family’s video tapes just over a year ago, he didn’t realise it ...

Listen and learn

In the 50th of a series of articles, David Bird discusses the work of Redbridge Music Society and introduces Redbridge Music ...

Eco urgency

Despite some progress, Redbridge Council still falls short on key biodiversity commitments, prompting fresh demands for a nature emergency motion, ...

Tree Care

At this month’s Wanstead Climate Action meeting, Redbridge Council’s Arboricultural and Horticultural Manager Peter Marshall will be explaining the work his ...

Care & Dignity

When local resident Amanda Green lost her dad a year ago, Saint Francis Hospice enabled him to die peacefully at home ...

Waste not

Food waste from Wanstead is now converted into renewable energy at this ReFood plant in Dagenham. Councillor Jo Blackman reports ...