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Woodford resident Andy Newman provides a consultancy service to the licensed leisure trade. Here, the former police inspector offers his advice to those going out and those operating venues this festive season

Ahead of a virtual meeting of Redbridge Council’s new climate forum, Councillor Jo Blackman, Cabinet Member for Environment and Civic Pride, outlines plans to improve greenery across the borough

Permission has been granted to build co-living accommodation at 52–58 Chigwell Road

Local volunteer bakers will be making Christmas cakes this December to raise money for Haven House Children’s Hospice

South Woodford resident Debbie Pearson is a tour guide for the City of London and the City of Westminster. During lockdown, she took the opportunity to learn more about the local area, including

Following the recent flooding across Redbridge, Bernice Butcher is keen to promote sensible use of our front gardens to reduce the flood risk, citing this good example on Derby Road, South Woodford. Photo by

Louise Burgess thanks local – and world-class – opera singer Lucy Crowe for her alfresco performances during lockdown, which kept many in the community entertained

A statement from Woodford Arts Group

Vision RCL has issued a statement following the selection of kGems Day Nursery as the new operators of the former bowls club site in Elmhurst Gardens

Redbridge Council is giving away 50,000 spring-flowering bulbs in the return of its Big Bulb Giveaway.

Trinity Catholic High School pupil Nate Harding has become an Energy Envoy for the National Energy Foundation. Here, the 14-year-old explains why, and introduces the awareness poster he created

South Woodford resident Debbie Pearson is a tour guide for the City of London and the City of Westminster. During lockdown, she took the opportunity to learn more about the local area, including

The new South Woodford community orchard is going to be one of the best Grow Zones in Redbridge, says Louise Burgess of the South Woodford Society. From apples to goji berries, and angelica

Judy Noble provides an update on the work of the South Woodford Community Gardeners and their ongoing efforts to keep the planters and flower beds watered and insect-friendly

Woodford Arts Group member Amanda Whittle reflects on their latest exhibition and explains her own sources of inspiration

A total of 18 new electric vehicle charging points have been installed across Wanstead and South Woodford

Electric Gallery – located at 12 High Road – has become the exclusive partner for Getty Images in east London and Essex

Teresa Farnham is a local area organiser for the National Garden Scheme, which encourages people to open their gardens to the public for charity. Here’s a taster of the nearby gardens you can

Following her successful pop-up cake trail last year, Michelle Vanlint is planning the return of her annual garden party and 16th charity cake sale. With a £25,000 fundraising target, plenty of volunteers are

Woodford Town FC has launched a membership scheme for the new season.

Historian and author Dr Hannah Armstrong talks about her earliest memories of Wanstead Park and her personal journey to writing Wanstead House: East London’s Lost Palace

Organisers of the South Woodford Business Forum are reaching out to local business owners.

Artist Alison Stenhouse – who has been inspired by the blossoming trees of Wanstead and South Woodford – introduces her fellow Woodford Arts Group members, who will all be taking part in a

Kathie Teahan is one of many residents who would like to see the empty bowls club behind the hedges in the centre of Elmhurst Gardens become a resource that is open to everyone

The South Woodford Society has been awarded £2,500 by the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Fund.

Redbridge Council’s Principal Arboricultural and Horticultural Officer Peter Marshall heads up a team responsible for thousands of trees across the borough. With South Woodford’s felled trees being replaced in March, Peter explains the

Redbridge Council is proposing to install new electric vehicle charging points (EVCPs) on streets across South Woodford.

Co-chair of the South Woodford Society Pearl Arbenser-Simmonds reports on the group’s progress as they prepare the South Woodford Neighbourhood Plan. Photo by Geoff Wilkinson