The Wanstead-based initiative that supports the homeless is appealing for more volunteers

Eddie Heath chose the gentrification of Wanstead as the subject of his A level geography coursework. Here, the 18-year-old student presents some of his findings

A consultation has been launched on the City of London’s plans for habitat conservation

More progress has been made on the site of the new children’s playground in Wanstead Park

The Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society were victorious in the Romford Gold Cup interclub competition

A consultation on the planning application for London City Airport’s expansion plans runs until 17 March. If approved, more planes will be flying over Wanstead, says John Stewart of campaign group HACAN East

A community talk about the climate crisis will take place at Christ Church, Wanstead this month

Additional efforts are being made to protect the bluebells of Wanstead Park this spring

Redbridge Museum will open a new permanent exhibition in the spring exploring 200,000 years of local history. In the 13th of a series of articles, Museum Officer Nishat Alam looks at some of the items on show

Volunteers joined Vision RCL’s nature conservation rangers in February for a community tree planting day in Roding Valley Park

An exhibition by Russell Boyce documenting the use of Wanstead Park during the pandemic is on show at the Temple. The photos are accompanied by snippets of overheard conversations During the lockdown of February 2021, many had taken to daily exercise outdoors, which was permitted under the rules. Like me, most of us had slipped into a routine: same place, same time and often the same conversation. Just about every day I would walk around Wanstead Park with my wife Verity. On one such walk, I noticed as people passed each other there was a tendency to give one another a wide ‘socially distanced’ berth and carry on with their conversation. I would often catch a snippet of those conversations out of context. I wondered what snippet others would hear from us. We were living in strange times, so I decided to capture it.  When...

The future of Wanstead Youth Centre is uncertain following Redbridge Council’s claim that over £2.4m of refurbishments are needed to make it fit for purpose