Features

Gwyneth Deakins urges residents to take part in Redbridge Council’s public consultation about what should replace the former bowling club building in Elmhurst Gardens

When local resident Amanda Green lost her dad a year ago, Saint Francis Hospice enabled him to die peacefully at home. It was Amanda’s second experience of the hospice, which also cared for her

Local resident Richard O’Neill responds to last issue’s Hate Racism article, which described those at the Unite the Kingdom march as far right. Richard supported the march but explains why he’s not far

Markets, music and magical moments will make South Woodford merry this festive season. It’s time to celebrate with the community. Kris Kringle reports

In the first of a series of articles presenting the work of Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society members, Anuraj Theivendram delves into the group’s archives

If you are a first-time buyer and wondering what you need to buy a house or flat, here are some handy tips from Daveena Seepaul of local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash

Some South Woodford scribbles from DD, our resident diarist and observer of all things local. Illustrated by Evelyn Rowland

Discover the creativity and community behind floral art with national demonstrator and Wanstead House manager Kathryn Stangaard, who will be presenting to the Woodford and District Floral Arrangement Group this festive season

Ahead of a talk for the Woodford Historical Society about the development of the local area, Dr Colin Runeckles explains his work digitising the details of local building plans from 1858 to 1965

London met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution for the first time ever in September. In the first of two articles, Lydia Fraser-Ward reflects on a five-year campaign to help us all breathe

South Woodford will host the borough’s first health practitioner networking event in January, which will ultimately benefit the wider community, says organiser Rena Pathak

Local resident Shreena Patel reflects on a lifetime of witnessing racism evolve in East London, and explains why she’s now helping to lead the Wanstead and South Woodford Against Racism campaign