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Labour councillors

Three Labour councillors were re-elected in Wanstead last month. Jo Blackman and Daniel Morgan-Thomas continue to represent Wanstead Village, alongside Emma Shepherd-Mallinson representing Wanstead Park

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“Dying to Talk”

Afterlives Art Festival will encourage discussions about death, dying and end-of-life choices at Wanstead Library this month. Vision RCL’s Culture and Library Development Manager Samantha Goodey reports

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Emergency Briefing

Wanstead Climate Action will host a community screening of People’s Emergency Briefing at Wanstead Library in June to explore what the growing risks of climate change could mean locally. Sunil Kapur reports

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Laws for all

As social media use grows, media law is no longer just for the rich and famous. It now touches everyday life, says Alex Cochrane of local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash

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Photo and story

In the seventh of a series of articles featuring images by Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society members, Anuraj Theivendram looks at David Tyrrell’s award-winning work