Having chaired the packed Wanstead Youth Centre public meeting last month, Revd James Gilder of Wanstead Parish talks about hope, faith and turbulent politics in the first of a series of articles

Redbridge Council has partnered with a charity working to reduce the environmental impact of clothes, and residents can now book a free collection of unwanted garments. Council Officer Simon Stodel reports

Over the last 10 years, Redbridge Council has increasingly excluded residents from the planning process, argues Paul Canal, who laments the decision to approve the Snaresbrook Station car park development

In the third of a series of articles featuring the images of local photographers who document the wildlife of Wanstead Park and the surrounding area, Diane Dalli presents her shot of a female ring-necked parakeet

The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has awarded Redbridge Council the funding

Temporary fencing returned to Wanstead Flats last month to protect ground-nesting skylarks during the breeding season

In the fourth of a series of articles, April Mehmet reflects on two years of running Walk It Out, an initiative dedicated to improving the health and well-being of women in Redbridge

A series of craft activities will take place at Wanstead Library during the Easter holiday

Visitors are being asked not to pick or trample on Epping Forest’s native English bluebells

Wanstead’s Tin in a Bin charity – which celebrates its third anniversary this month – has partnered with Redbridge Council to help feed more children during the school holidays. Suzanne Paterson reports

More than 45 people attended a Wanstead Climate Action community discussion earlier this month

Redbridge Council’s garden waste collections will resume from 3 April