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

Redbridge Council is urgently calling on men in Redbridge to prioritise their health

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

An artist has transformed the pump house in Wanstead Park

A total of 70 new trees have been planted across Wanstead between November 2024 and March 2025

A variety of nature-themed events will be held in Wanstead Park and on Wanstead Flats next month

Redbridge Council has called on Thames Water to expedite work on sewage outfalls in the Roding

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

Redbridge Council calling for urgent reform of gambling laws

In the 46th of a series of articles, David Bird discusses the work of Redbridge Music Society and introduces pianist John Paul Ekins, who will perform at Wanstead Library this month

Open-air theatre will return to Wanstead Park this summer

Residents are continuing their fight against the changes made to local bus routes last September