There is public concern that recent planning decisions and Redbridge Council’s approach to planning do not respect the special character of Wanstead, says Crispin Acton of the Redbridge Liberal Democrats

Residents gathered on George Green last month to watch local milkman Steve Hayden switch on Wanstead’s Christmas tree lights

Local businesses have accused Redbridge Council and Vision RCL of not supporting them

Local golfers presented a cheque for £18,125 to Cancer Research UK last month

The AGM of the Wanstead Society took place last month. Members of the committee reported on different aspects of the Society’s activities, which Acting Chair Eileen Flinter outlines here

Co-op’s Local Community Fund donated £4,841 to Wanstead Parish last month

Residents are calling for a public meeting to discuss the commercial use of Christchurch Green

The Wanstead Community Gardeners have started work on another patch of neglected space.

Cattle grazing in Wanstead Park has continued longer than expected this year

William Hogarth’s 18th-century painting The Assembly at Wanstead House will be the subject of the Wanstead Historical Society’s December meeting

Artist Karen Humpage has created a new painting to mark this year’s cattle grazing in Wanstead Park

Ahead of their Christmas market in Wanstead this month, STAAR volunteer Alison Charles explains the origins of an organisation that provides support for youngsters with autism