Redbridge Council is giving away 50,000 spring-flowering bulbs in the return of its Big Bulb Giveaway.

Wanstead resident Ben Harris has provided an update on his attempt to become the first person to kayak solo across Lake Tanganyika, the longest freshwater lake in the world.

A meadow of wildflowers has blossomed on Wanstead Flats at the site of the former Covid-19 mortuary facility.

Although there is no local art trail this year, Art Group Wanstead will be showing a display of members’ work at the Wanstead Festival

Healthwatch Redbridge is running a survey to collate people’s experiences of local dental services

Dr Tali Artman-Partock has been appointed as the new rabbi at Sukkat Shalom Reform Synagogue

Snaresbrook Primary School pupil Ellis Gentles has set a new athletic record for the under-9s 75m sprint.

Local residents have raised over £3,700 to support Wanstead’s Big Issue vendor, Monica

High Street Wanstead will be closed to traffic between Grove Park and Wanstead Place

Redbridge Council is inviting local shops to apply for a one-off grant payment

The East London Waste Authority (ELWA) is working on a new Joint Strategy for future waste management.

The Friends of Wanstead Parklands asked Epping Forest for its take on the well-being of these iconic trees.

Vision RCL’s application to build a café/bar kiosk on Christchurch Green has been given the go-ahead

Mediation is available for many types of cases, from the Small Claims Court to the High Court. It is a flexible form of dispute resolution, says litigation solicitor Serhat Sik from local solicitors Wiseman Lee

In the third of a series of articles by plot holders at the Redbridge Lane West allotments – which are under threat from the adjacent gas works – Geoff King explains why his fruit and veg is unsurpassed

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award will broaden a young person’s future prospects, says 15-year-old Wanstead resident Marnie McPartland, who completed her Silver Award last month

Every Saturday morning, a group of walkers depart Christchurch Green for an hour’s stroll in and around Wanstead. The social reward is as important as the health benefits, says Paul Turner

As the Wanstead Society prepares to celebrate its silver jubilee, the group’s chair Scott Wilding reflects on their work to date and looks forward to the next 25 years of ‘protecting and enhancing Wanstead’

Wanstead resident, hypnotherapist and emotional freedom technique master practitioner Loveleen KPS encourages us to leave our stresses and anxieties in the past and lead a life filled with inner peace

The Wren Wildlife Group, London Wildlife Trust and Wild Wanstead have compiled a list of 10 species at risk of local extinction. In the sixth of a series of articles looking at each species in turn, Alex Deverill reflects on Wanstead’s skylarks

Volunteers behind the Redbridge For Education campaign were thanked by the Mayor of Redbridge last month

The Mayor of Redbridge visited St Mary’s Church last month to thank the Tin in a Bin volunteers

Aldersbrook and Lakehouse Estate residents have until 20 August to register a stall for this year’s jumble trail

In the first of a series of articles providing an update on the Cleaner Greener Wanstead initiative, Councillor Paul Donovan (Wanstead Village, Labour) looks at how local biodiversity is being improved

A treasure hunt in aid of St Gabriel’s Church will take place across Wanstead and Aldersbrook this summer