Woodford and District National Trust Chairman Richard Speller explains why – in normal times – Copped Hall is well worth a visit. It tells a story of history, restoration and engagement

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

Having embraced Zoom for their fortnightly meetings, Woodford & Wanstead Photographic Society member Alan Simpson gives a snapshot of what the historic club offers to the community

South Woodford Society member Louise Burgess invites you to help plant – and name – the community orchard, and advises how we can all support the group’s work in 2021

Most residents in Redbridge will get a new free wheelie bin this year.

2020 was hard. It’s important to lament all that was lost – livelihoods, lives, opportunities – but as we begin a new year, we can look forward with hope, says Rev Abi Todd of Holy Trinity Church, South Woodford

In the second of two articles, Sadayeen Khan, secretary of Redbridge Neighbourhood Watch (NHW), encourages more residents to report anything suspicious

As plans for restoring Wanstead Park develop, Richard Arnopp of the Friends of Wanstead Parklands explains the latest spanner in the lake restoration works. Photo of Perch Pond by Luciano Ocesca

Redbridge Council has agreed to increase the total area of road verges in the borough that are left to grow wild.

Julie Anderson, headteacher at Churchfields Infants’ School, reflects on the 44-year career of much-loved nursery nurse Jenny Brown, who retired from the school last term

Pupils from Avon House Preparatory School raised £1,784 for Haven House Children’s Hospice last term.

The Woodford and District branch of the National Trust is planning to host a virtual meeting in January.