As the newly built mosque on Mulberry Way nears completion, Qaiser Malik, secretary of the Qur’ani Murkuz Trust, outlines the history and future of the landmark building. Photo by Geoff Wilkinson

Vision RCL is a charity that works in partnership with Redbridge Council to deliver leisure and cultural services. Here, chief executive Iain Varah offers some insight into the workings of the organisation

A monthly series of free online talks about the history of Wanstead Park will launch this year

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

Residents are encouraged to feed local waterfowl this winter

Local resident Emily Potter became a first-time mother during the first lockdown. Luckily for her, she made contact with Super Mum Casta Littlewood, whose WhatsApp groups have been a lifeline to many

Derek Inkpin from local solicitors Wiseman Lee takes the law seriously, but even he knows sometimes the law can be an ass… especially if you need to carry a plank along a pavement

Local mum Lydia Fraser-Ward has applied for an air quality node to monitor levels of air pollution in the children’s playground in Elmhurst Gardens

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

Ken Lees, the former editor of the South Woodford Village Gazette, sadly passed away last July. His wife Sue Lees remembers a man who was passionate about this publication

Volunteers have planted thousands of trees on the borders of Ashton Playing Fields

South Woodford resident Maureen Hoskins has died at the age of 85 following a short illness