Residents gathered on George Lane in early December for the annual switching on of South Woodford’s Christmas tree lights

Where are you headed to this Christmas? However you celebrate the festive season, if at all, it’s a time when many embark on journeys of significance, says Rev Abi Todd of Holy Trinity Church, South Woodford

The Woodford Greeners will be hosting a festive fundraising event in Ray Park on 3 December.

When she’s not drawing the adventures of DD in the Woodford Diary series, local artist Evelyn Rowland creates watercolour illustrations of gemstones. Here she tells the story behind her sparkle

Some South Woodford scribbles from DD, our resident diarist, commentator and observer of all things local

Qaiser Malik updates on recent improvements, activities and talks at the South Woodford Islamic Centre, which is planning an official opening for the wider community before the end of the year

Redbridge Museum will open a new permanent exhibition early next year exploring 200,000 years of local history. In the fifth of a series of articles, Museum Officer Nishat Alam looks at some of the items on show

The UK’s oldest competitive music and drama festival will be taking place locally in February 2023. Applications are now open for performers of all ages. Sheena Bronson reports

The South Woodford Neighbourhood Forum will be producing a Design Code for the local area in the coming months

A local resident has published a vegetarian cookbook with recipes spanning four seasons and 20 countries

Liz Calvert is one of many residents who will be living in the shadow of the blocks of flats proposed for Snaresbrook Station car park. The Real Snaresbrook campaign believes the community deserves better

Three services of Remembrance will take place across Wanstead and South Woodford this November