Wanstead’s Big Issue vendor, Monica can now accept contactless card payments.

Lorna Paterson, the organiser of the Wanstead British Sign Language (BSL) Project, is encouraging residents to urge their MP to vote for the British Sign Language Act on 28 January

Santa toured the streets of Wanstead last month and raised over £800 for The Corner House Project.

A planning application to build five flats on a strip of land between Draycot Road and Seagry Road, adjacent to the A12, was refused last week

A burglary prevention webinar hosted by Redbridge Council is available to watch on YouTube

The Wren Wildlife Group, London Wildlife Trust and Wild Wanstead have compiled a list of 10 species at risk of local extinction. In the last of a series of articles looking at each species in turn, Susie Knox explains why she’s bats about pipistrelles

Wanstead teenager Grace Wolstenholme invites you to watch her YouTube channel for an insight into life with cerebral palsy. In the 11th of a series of articles, Grace brings us up to date with her latest modelling work

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