Weather
Featured Articles and Stories from East London and West Essex Guardian Series
Get involved: send your pictures, video, news & views by texting WFNEWS to 80360, or email us
SPOTLIGHT ON CHINGFORD: Living history in Hunting Lodge
12:49pm Tuesday 9th February 2010
CHINGFORD is steeped in history and perhaps its most famous reminder of the distant past is Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge.
SPOTLIGHT ON CHINGFORD: Traders' struggle through recession
12:59pm Tuesday 9th February 2010
THE recession may be over, but it has left its mark on people and businesses across the country.
SPOTLIGHT ON CHINGFORD: Follow the Beckham trail
12:44pm Tuesday 9th February 2010
THE Beckham Trail was created by Waltham Forest Council in 2003 and offers fans a walk around Chingford following the early life of the football superstar.
Victorian antiquarian returns to share knowledge on Epping Forest treasures
11:09am Wednesday 3rd February 2010
AS Epping Forest District Museum prepares for a visit from beyond the grave from Victorian antiquarian William Winters, CLAIRE HACK finds out more about some of the treasures he will speak on.
HISTORY: A look back at library's past
12:41pm Thursday 21st January 2010
AS a popular library celebrates its 50th birthday, CARL BROWN takes a look at the history of the familiar landmark.
A look back at the history of Waltham Forest
2:01pm Thursday 31st December 2009
WALTHAM Forest was once a rural area, whose landscape was dominated by mansion houses and farmland.
A festive message from Leytonstone vicar Raymond Draper
11:46am Monday 14th December 2009
A Christmas Message from Raymond Draper, Vicar of St John’s Church, in Leytonstone
HISTORY: Hundred year anniversary of Osborne Judgement
1:02pm Tuesday 8th December 2009
THIS month marks the 100th anniversary of a landmark ruling named after a Walthamstow town councillor which protected union members from a compulsory political levy.
Hitler couldn’t close our school
4:07pm Thursday 3rd December 2009
THOUSANDS of children from east London were evacuated to the countryside during the Blitz and their experiences are a key part of the narrative of the conflict. But now a teacher at Wanstead High School during the war has shared her memories of when the children returned.
HISTORY: A look at district's literary heritage
4:46pm Friday 20th November 2009
EPPING Forest district might nowadays be more likely to be the home of professional footballers, but in past centuries it has been associated with some of our greatest writers, as CARL BROWN discovers.
Find a trade
Your CommunityYour Guardian
Essential Links
Local Advertisers
Local Information
Enter your postcode, town or place name
