A temporary mortuary has been erected on Wanstead Flats in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Foodbank collection points at local homes

The site allows people check how busy their local supermarkets are.

Wanstead High School and Woodbridge High School were among those who contributed.

This can be any distance at any time on 15 May.

Temporary fencing has been assembled around play areas in Wanstead and South Woodford’s parks.

With kerbside recycling collections suspended, Redbridge Council is keen to assure residents that recyclable materials are not going to landfill.

Mermaid lovers and members of the UK mer-community will gather at Sylvestrian Leisure Centre in Snaresbrook on 18 April for Merfolk UK’s fourth annual convention (11am to 5pm; tickets: from £20). “The event is the only one of its kind in the UK and was created to allow the growing community of mermaids and mermen from all over the country to get together,” said organiser Jessica Pennington. Attendees will be able to browse stalls of mer-related memorabilia before attaching a tail and taking to the pool, with swimming sessions for adults and children aged 10 and over. “This is an amazing opportunity to swim in a pool with mer-friends! Don’t worry if you don’t have your own mermaid tail, tail hire will be available… We...

In the fourth of a series of articles by members of the Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society, Anila Hussain tells the story behind this image of the Reichstag staircase Architecture was one of the first things I photographed. It opened another door called perspectives. Every angle, every viewpoint; the structure looked so different to me. I challenge myself to see how I can photograph one building but use every angle possible, giving it a completely different view. Great light also plays havoc with the shadows. I find it exciting. I never look at anything head-on. I still photograph everything, but for some unknown reason, architecture pulls me in more and more. In any city I visit, I will always look for architecture and perspectives. Apart...

Like so many other businesses that are impacted by the increasing restrictions designed to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, we must also make changes to how we operate. For the first time since February 1992 – when the first issue of the South Woodford Village Gazette was published – our magazine will cease to be delivered door to door until further notice. We will be distributing them via our display stands instead. The reasons for doing this are twofold. Most importantly, we all have a responsibility to adhere to social distancing guidelines, so I believe it would be wrong to ask my delivery team to walk the streets of South Woodford and risk interacting with others. In addition to this, a recent study by...

Robert Putt, who attended Woodbridge High School 80 years ago, is collaborating with the school’s History Department to document his memories of the area. In the second of a series of articles, Robert talks to Headteacher Steven Hogan about World War Two The History Department at Woodbridge High was delighted and extremely honoured to host an audience with Mr Putt for our Year 9 students on Armistice Day last year. As an alumnus of the school, Mr Putt not only captured his young audience with tales of bombed-out homes, heartbreaking evacuation and chocolate gifts from none other than Clementine Churchill herself, but was able to bridge the gap between past and present students, showing them that as the years go by, and as important and life-changing...