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Pressures and Pride

After years of responding to emergencies across East London, Inspector Nick Sutton is now proud to be part of neighbourhood policing in Wanstead and all other Redbridge wards north of the A12

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Preserving the park

In the first of a series of articles, Benjamin Murphy, Chairman of the Epping Forest and Commons Committee, reports on the improvement projects that will be getting underway in Wanstead Park this summer

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In good company

From school play to community stage: the Highams Players celebrate friendship, talent and a love of theatre ahead of their next production in Wanstead this month. Rina Davison reports

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Carrots & Concerts

From an organ made 100 years ago to recorders made out of carrots, the late-spring bank holiday will see the return of the May Music Festival at St Mary’s Church. Festival director Alison Wells reports

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Roll with it

When Bob Pickett joined Wanstead Bowling Club, it not only filled the void left by early retirement but also improved his health and provided a sense of community and new friends