The Friends of Wanstead Parklands will host a New Year stroll in the park

Residents have until 5 January to apply to adopt a tree pit on their street

Redbridge Council has launched a public consultation on its first sustainable transport strategy

A PE teacher from St Aubyn’s School in Woodford Green represented England in the Women’s Masters Hockey World Cup

A fundraiser has been launched to support The Children’s Society after its South Woodford charity shop was closed for a week in November

Nominations for the Mayor of Redbridge’s annual community awards are open

Redbridge Council has confirmed Broadmead Road bridge will remain closed to cars for the foreseeable future

South Woodford resident Gina Wade started creating coloured-pencil drawings of pets and wildlife – including this festive Robin – during lockdown. Here, the Dutch-born artist explains how it all began

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

There’ll be plenty of festive cheer in South Woodford this November and December with plenty of events for all the community to enjoy. Kris Kringle reports

Jo Cullen from local solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash explores employee rights in a redundancy situation, when you need to protect yourself from unfair treatment, discrimination and victimisation 

Adult mixed-voice chamber choir The Crofton Singers have entered their 77th year of music-making at Bancroft’s School. Chairman Greg Hartwell reports on a local choir with a rich history