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

The UK’s oldest competitive music and drama festival will be taking place locally in 2026.

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

A double rainbow over Wanstead Park’s tea hut and a sunset over Hollow Ponds are among the images featured in a new Epping Forest calendar for 2026

Applications are open for residents to adopt the tree pits on their streets and plant them with wildflowers in 2026.

Local artist Mark Lewis has opened an exhibition of his work at the Epping Forest Visitor Centre featuring drawings inspired by the local landscape

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

Snaresbrook is among 17 London Underground stations that will be assessed for step-free access upgrades.

A survey has shown people are unhappy with TfL’s reorganisation of local buses

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

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

Londoners are urged to help fill available blood donation appointments across the capital

The Bengali Cultural Association has celebrated 50 years of Durga Puja in the UK with a five-day festival in Woodford

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 more easily

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

Redbridge Council is proposing to introduce a new 20mph road safety zone in South Woodford

A member of the Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society has won the nature category of the Redbridge Photography Awards 2025

Members of Woodford Pantomime completed a Dick Whittington-themed sponsored walk through London in September to raise funds for future productions.

Churchfields Junior School has celebrated its first full year of using solar panels

A South Woodford resident has completed a nine-year challenge of walking the full length of all 11 London Underground lines

Volunteers are needed to help build a series of leaky dams across Epping Forest this winter

Can you spare a few seconds to vote for us in the Redbridge Social Value Awards 2025?

Pupils from Oakdale and Churchfields junior schools have planted bulbs in Elmhurst Gardens.

Redbridge Council has launched a consultation over plans to introduce three new yellow box junctions in the local area

Osteoporosis often goes unnoticed until a fall causes serious damage, but early action can help. Kim Betts shares her experiences and explains how a local support group in Woodford is making a difference