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