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Volunteers help clear the River Roding (Image: Keith Kinghorn)

Channel 4 drama lays bare the disgraceful state of Britain’s waterways

Grow Zones have been created in some areas of Redbridge (Image: Paul Donovan)

Grow Zones have been created in some areas of Redbridge (Image: Paul Donovan)

Declaring a nature emergency is only the first step for Redbridge Council

Young people training for careers in construction met a government minister during a visit to their training academy (Pictured: The Build Academy)

Young people training for careers in construction met a government minister during a visit to their training academy (Pictured: The Build Academy)

Industry minister praises next generation of 'highly skilled' construction workers

Young fans cheer as Santa arrives in style on a festive milk float

Young fans cheer as Santa arrives in style on a festive milk float

Wanstead raises £700 for charity as Santa's milk float tours streets

Cutting a cake to celebrate the store's opening

Cutting a cake to celebrate the store's opening

New Tesco Express store comes to Wanstead

Cllr Paul Donovan was recently a patient in Whipps Cross Hospital (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan was recently a patient in Whipps Cross Hospital (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

'If migrants went on strike the British economy would grind to a halt'

Odeon marks Corpse Bride 20th anniversary with weekend screening series

Odeon marks Corpse Bride 20th anniversary with weekend screening series

Cinema puts on special screening of Corpse Bride for 20th anniversary

This year's Wanstead Beer Festival was a success (Image: Paul Donovan)

This year's Wanstead Beer Festival was a success (Image: Paul Donovan)

Cllr Paul Donovan

The importance of supporting our local pubs and breweries

Rush Hour by Ray Benn

Rush Hour by Ray Benn

Clubs and societies

The Woodford and Wanstead Photographic society share some of their travels

In Redbridge, 10,000 sq m of land has been given over to Grow Zones (Image: Wild Wanstead)

In Redbridge, 10,000 sq m of land has been given over to Grow Zones (Image: Wild Wanstead)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Together, we can address the biodiversity crisis

The Wanstead Beer Festival is back for its third year this October (Image: WBF)

The Wanstead Beer Festival is back for its third year this October (Image: WBF)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Beer festival blends the national and the local this October

An anti-racism protest in Walthamstow last summer (Image: PA)

An anti-racism protest in Walthamstow last summer (Image: PA)

Are our politicians capitulating to the demands of the mob?

The Rialto Bridge in Venice by David Tyrell (Image: WWPS)

The Rialto Bridge in Venice by David Tyrell (Image: WWPS)

The travels of the Woodford and Wanstead Photographic Society

The gothic building of Wanstead Hospital was opened by Prince Albert in 1861 (Image: Gary Stone)

The gothic building of Wanstead Hospital was opened by Prince Albert in 1861 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The survival of the gothic building that was once Wanstead hospital

A grass fire in Wanstead has seen dozens of fire fighters dispatched to the area

A grass fire in Wanstead has seen dozens of fire fighters dispatched to the area

London Fire Brigade

RECAP after 70 firefighters tackle grass fire in Wanstead

Grigor Dimitrov had to retire injured during a match at Wimbledon this year

Grigor Dimitrov had to retire injured during a match at Wimbledon this year

Wanstead tennis court tribute to Wimbledon tennis star

There are plans to fill the Ornamental Water in Wanstead Park from the River Roding (Image: John Sharpe)

There are plans to fill the Ornamental Water in Wanstead Park from the River Roding (Image: John Sharpe)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Keeping the lakes full of water in Wanstead Park

Local elections are being held next May (Image: PA)

Local elections are being held next May (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Looking at the political landscape ahead of next year's elections

Where the new shops and flats will be built

Where the new shops and flats will be built

Planning and development

Plans to replace shop with flats approved despite resident opposition

Homesdale Housing site where the new state-of-the-art facility will be built.

Homesdale Housing site where the new state-of-the-art facility will be built.

Redbridge Council

New 45-bed care home with 100 jobs approved for Wanstead

Moving freight to trains will reduce carbon emissions (Image: PA)

Moving freight to trains will reduce carbon emissions (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Reducing carbon emissions and clearing the roads

Fiona Phillips and her husband Martin Frizell, have been talking about her Alzheimer's diagnosis (Image: PA)

Fiona Phillips and her husband Martin Frizell, have been talking about her Alzheimer's diagnosis (Image: PA)

Dementia is still all too often seen as an old person's disease

The fire took more than two hours to bring under control

The fire took more than two hours to bring under control

Heatwave warning as 14 acres of east London grassland scorched by fire

Paul Donovan wants to see more schemes like Grow Zones (Image: Paul Donovan)

Paul Donovan wants to see more schemes like Grow Zones (Image: Paul Donovan)

It is time to call a nature emergency

The United Nations oversee peace treatise (Image: Paul Donovan)

The United Nations oversee peace treatise (Image: Paul Donovan)

Cllr Paul Donovan

The dangerous state of a world without rules

The George & Dragon pub in Wanstead c1890 (Image: Gary Stone)

The George & Dragon pub in Wanstead c1890 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The George & Dragon in Wanstead

Cllr Paul Donovan says that Thames Water along with all water companies, should be under public ownership (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan says that Thames Water along with all water companies, should be under public ownership (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Privatising Thames Water was an unmitigated disaster

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has seen his party grow in popularity (Image: PA)

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has seen his party grow in popularity (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Political parties must avoid becoming more like Reform

Cllr Paul Donovan says that there are millionaires in the UK who are wiling to pay more tax (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan says that there are millionaires in the UK who are wiling to pay more tax (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Tackling inequality will also help economic growth

Longhorn cows are returning to Epping Forest in September (Image: City of London Corporation)

Longhorn cows are returning to Epping Forest in September (Image: City of London Corporation)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Working in partnership with nature around Wanstead Flats

Will West Ham United manager Graham Potter be given a chance to turn things round (Image: PA)

Will West Ham United manager Graham Potter be given a chance to turn things round (Image: PA)

West Ham United FC

West Ham should give Potter the chance to turn things round

Welfare cuts are hitting the poor and vulnerable (Image: PA)

Welfare cuts are hitting the poor and vulnerable (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Welfare cuts are about who the government values in society

King Charles III joins Second World War veterans at a tea party in Buckingham Palace (Image: PA)

King Charles III joins Second World War veterans at a tea party in Buckingham Palace (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Let's not forget the real reason we commemorate VE Day

Wanstead Leisure Centre’s £16m expansion has entered its final construction phase

Wanstead Leisure Centre’s £16m expansion has entered its final construction phase

Redbridge Council

Leisure centre's extension moves step closer to completion

US President Donald Trump has put net zero on the back burner (Image: PA)

US President Donald Trump has put net zero on the back burner (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

The need to speed up transition to net zero

Mornington Terrace off Wanstead High Street c1905 (Image: Gary Stone)

Mornington Terrace off Wanstead High Street c1905 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

Terrace of shops off Wanstead High Street

Volunteers play a huge part in maintaining Wanstead Park (Image: Friends of Wanstead Parklands)

Volunteers play a huge part in maintaining Wanstead Park (Image: Friends of Wanstead Parklands)

Cllr Paul Donovan

The great work of volunteers must not be exploited

Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols at Westminster Cathedral during a Requiem Mass for His Holiness Pope Francis Image: PA

Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols at Westminster Cathedral during a Requiem Mass for His Holiness Pope Francis Image: PA

Pope Francis' legacy for the Catholic Church

The hospitality trade continues to struggle (Image: PA)

The hospitality trade continues to struggle (Image: PA)

Wanstead Beer Festival

Beer festival will continue to support local breweries

Visitors enjoy the display of bluebells in Chalet Wood (Image: PA)

Visitors enjoy the display of bluebells in Chalet Wood (Image: PA)

Its time to get back to a partnership with nature

People look at the Covid Memorial Wall in central London (Image: PA)

People look at the Covid Memorial Wall in central London (Image: PA)

When fear was used to control a population

Ben Murphy joined MP Iain Duncan Smith for a walk along the new Brambly Hedge trail (Image: City of London Corporation)

Ben Murphy joined MP Iain Duncan Smith for a walk along the new Brambly Hedge trail (Image: City of London Corporation)

Protecting and enhancing Epping Forest as a national treasure

Wanstead High Street towards Snaresbrook Station, c1900 (Image: Gary Stone)

Wanstead High Street towards Snaresbrook Station, c1900 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

The drinking fountain in Wanstead High Street

Democracy was hard-fought for (Image: PA)

Democracy was hard-fought for (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Democracy needs to be protected

The pub's 2am closing time has been brought forward

The pub's 2am closing time has been brought forward

Redbridge Council

Pub 'with a long history of nuisance' forced to bring forward last orders

The Jubilee drinking fountain in Wanstead c1905 (Image: Gary Stone)

The Jubilee drinking fountain in Wanstead c1905 (Image: Gary Stone)

Gary Stone, historian

When the Jubilee drinking fountain in Wanstead dominated the landscape

Bitterns are hard to spot in their natural reed habitat (Image: PA)

Bitterns are hard to spot in their natural reed habitat (Image: PA)

Excitement at spotting an animal for the first time in the wild

In his election campaign, Donald Trump said that he would resolve the war in Ukraine (Image: PA)

In his election campaign, Donald Trump said that he would resolve the war in Ukraine (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

'What will peace in Europe look like?'

A third of children in the UK live in poverty (Image: PA)

A third of children in the UK live in poverty (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

The peak of inequality in Britain

Wanstead High School

Wanstead High School

School strikes end after agreement reached

People aren't always aware of what's happening around them when looking at their mobile phones (Image: PA)

People aren't always aware of what's happening around them when looking at their mobile phones (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Smartphones have revolutionised our lives but at what cost?

An anti-racism protest in Walthamstow last summer (Image: PA)

An anti-racism protest in Walthamstow last summer (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Renounce the current migrant hate rhetoric

The River Roding is the third longest river in London (Image: Ken Mears)

The River Roding is the third longest river in London (Image: Ken Mears)

Cllr Paul Donovan

'The River Roding is being threatened by negligence'

A women is killed by a man every three days (Image: PA)

A women is killed by a man every three days (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

More needs to be done to tackle domestic violence