Applications for a new round of community funding by Co-op open on 3 May

Local filmmaker Marc Coleman’s comedy-horror ManFish is now being promoted internationally

This month’s Wanstead Historical Society presentation will explore the year the Queen ascended the throne

An early morning bird walk will take place on Wanstead Flats this month

Wanstead resident Helen O’Rourke will be running in the Vitality London 10K this month

Local council elections in all 32 London boroughs will be held this month

Suddenly, we are facing immediate and serious threats: war in Europe; the cost of living crisis; the capacity of the NHS. But these do not match the looming threat of the catastrophic deterioration of our environment caused by human industrial and agricultural activity. We must all think about immediate problems, whether local, national or worldwide, in terms of environmentally favourable solutions. We must all think Green. That is why I’m standing for the Green Party in Wanstead Village....

Vanya Marks of Wanstead Climate Action talks to a local resident about her DIY efforts to make her flat more energy efficient, something that will reduce her utility bills and help reduce carbon emissions