A network of foodbank collection points at 34 homes across Aldersbrook, Wanstead and South Woodford have collectively received over 10 tonnes of donations since the initiative was launched at the end of April.

A member of the Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society is taking part in the nationwide Portraits of Togetherness initiative to offer free photo shoots for NHS staff, key workers or local heroes.

The Wanstead Society has waived this year’s renewal fees for its members, encouraging them to spend the money in local shops.

A flower bed on the path that connects Cambridge Park to Draycot Road has been given a new lease of life

Local resident Gracie Wolstenholme has set up a YouTube channel to offer an insight into living with cerebral palsy.

A group of musicians from the Aldersbrook Estate have created a music video remotely.

A brood of up to six cygnets hatched on the Shoulder of Mutton Pond in Wanstead Park have all died.

A monthly litter pick in Wanstead resumed last month.

A 30-minute film documenting the renovation of St Mary’s Church in Wanstead was released last month.

In the second of two articles, Dr Colin Runeckles continues the discussion of his findings following research into a Wanstead and Woodford Borough Council building survey carried out in 1949

In the third of a series of articles looking at historic photos found in a 100-year-old album belonging to the Hobbs family, local historian Richard Arnopp presents a selection of images of the Hobbs in Brighton

What will Wanstead and Woodford look like in a post-COVID world? In the first of a series of articles, Chair of Wanstead Society Scott Wilding, who is exploring these issues as part of his job, offers his thoughts