Three separate shopping fairs and a Christmas market will all take place in Wanstead on 18 December

Iain Ambler was one of 15 plot holders who recently restored the Redbridge Lane West allotment pond, ensuring it remains a haven for wildlife all year round. Photo by Stephen Lines

Fourteen-year-old Wanstead resident Layla Badowska reflects on her participation in the recent Miss Junior Teen GB pageant, and thanks her supportive family and local businesses

A Christmas stone hunt will take place in Wanstead Park this month

The Thames21 project is making improvements to the River Roding adjacent to Wanstead Park. In the first of a series of articles, Catchment Partnership Development Officer Will Oliver explains the background

A new virtual high street service that aims to support local shops will launch in Redbridge on 7 December

Usman Karim, who organises the monthly market on Wanstead High Street, outlines his plans for a special Christmas event this month

Derek Inkpin from local solicitors Wiseman Lee talks about adverse possession – sometimes colloquially described as squatter’s rights – and the issues landowners should be aware of

The brutal murder of David Amess MP was a viciously personal act, but it was also an attack on democracy, says Leyton and Wanstead MP John Cryer, who believes technology giants are creating hostility

Bruce the black swan became entangled in fishing line on Hollow Pond last month

The great hype that was COP26 in Glasgow has passed with a whimper of diluted agreements and lowest denominator promises, says Troy Da Costa from Wanstead Climate Action

There is public concern that recent planning decisions and Redbridge Council’s approach to planning do not respect the special character of Wanstead, says Crispin Acton of the Redbridge Liberal Democrats

Residents gathered on George Green last month to watch local milkman Steve Hayden switch on Wanstead’s Christmas tree lights

Local businesses have accused Redbridge Council and Vision RCL of not supporting them

Local golfers presented a cheque for £18,125 to Cancer Research UK last month

The AGM of the Wanstead Society took place last month. Members of the committee reported on different aspects of the Society’s activities, which Acting Chair Eileen Flinter outlines here

Co-op’s Local Community Fund donated £4,841 to Wanstead Parish last month

Residents are calling for a public meeting to discuss the commercial use of Christchurch Green

The Wanstead Community Gardeners have started work on another patch of neglected space.

Cattle grazing in Wanstead Park has continued longer than expected this year

William Hogarth’s 18th-century painting The Assembly at Wanstead House will be the subject of the Wanstead Historical Society’s December meeting

Artist Karen Humpage has created a new painting to mark this year’s cattle grazing in Wanstead Park

Ahead of their Christmas market in Wanstead this month, STAAR volunteer Alison Charles explains the origins of an organisation that provides support for youngsters with autism

Wanstead resident Frank Charles BEM is once again collecting gifts for his annual appeal

An initiative to supply Christmas dinner to local residents in need and those living on their own will return to Wanstead next month