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Volunteers 'Lend A Hand' at Epping Forest (Image: City of London Corporation)

'The benefits of volunteering are enormous'

Paul Donovan says that reforms are needed in football (Image: PA)

Paul Donovan says that reforms are needed in football (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Is second-rate amateur dramatics part of the coaching of young football players?

Aldi has announced it is looking to open stores in two east London locations

Aldi has announced it is looking to open stores in two east London locations

The two east London places where Aldi wants to open new stores

A campaign has been started to stop J D Wetherspoon selling The George in Wanstead (Image: Google)

A campaign has been started to stop J D Wetherspoon selling The George in Wanstead (Image: Google)

Cllr Paul Donovan

The power of the public campaign

Cllr Paul Donovan is concerned about the impact The George in Wanstead will have on the community (Image: Google)

Cllr Paul Donovan is concerned about the impact The George in Wanstead will have on the community (Image: Google)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Reasonably priced pubs help foster vital community spirit

The George could be taken over by another pub company

The George could be taken over by another pub company

Historic Wetherspoon pub under offer from mystery buyer

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, has said he is

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, has said he is

Discussing assisted dying is never easy

Cllr Paul Donovan urges visitors to Wanstead Flats to respect the nature (Image: City of London Corporation)

Cllr Paul Donovan urges visitors to Wanstead Flats to respect the nature (Image: City of London Corporation)

City of London Corporation

We need to value the diverse nature of Wanstead Flats

Cllr Paul Donovan has fond memories of his time at Wanstead High School (Image: Google)

Cllr Paul Donovan has fond memories of his time at Wanstead High School (Image: Google)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Celebrating 100 years of Wanstead High School

George Micheal, The Who, Queen, Status Quo, Paul McCartney and U2 were just some of the stars who played at Live Aid (Images: PA)

George Micheal, The Who, Queen, Status Quo, Paul McCartney and U2 were just some of the stars who played at Live Aid (Images: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Charities are a plaster on the wound, at worst an excuse to not act.

Residents and GPs have started a petition to protect Aldesbrook Medical Centre (Image: Google)

Residents and GPs have started a petition to protect Aldesbrook Medical Centre (Image: Google)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Campaign launched to save Aldesbrook Medical Centre

Cllr Paul Donovan is opposed to vengeance based criminal justice (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan is opposed to vengeance based criminal justice (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

'Vengeance based criminal justice is just storing up problems'

Wild Wanstead is part of the Grow Zone supported by Redbridge Council (Image: Wild Wanstead)

Wild Wanstead is part of the Grow Zone supported by Redbridge Council (Image: Wild Wanstead)

Climate emergency

'Progression on the climate and biodiversity agenda in the borough'

Peregrine falcons can be seen flying over Wanstead Flats (Image: PA)

Peregrine falcons can be seen flying over Wanstead Flats (Image: PA)

'Look up to the sky - you may be surprised what you see'

Epping Forest is made up of some ancient trees (Image: Newsquest)

Epping Forest is made up of some ancient trees (Image: Newsquest)

'The best way of advancing woodland is to leave what is already there alone'

Former post office workers celebrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London, after having their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal (Image: PA)

Former post office workers celebrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London, after having their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Drama shows what can happen when people come together to fight injustice

Cllr Paul Donovan wants changes to the election system (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan wants changes to the election system (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

'Real changes are needed to save our democracy'

Award-winning journalist John Pilger died on December 30, 2023 aged 84 (Image: PA)

Award-winning journalist John Pilger died on December 30, 2023 aged 84 (Image: PA)

Remembering an inspirational journalist and friend

Protestors call for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas (Image: PA)

Protestors call for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

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'New year must bring peace in Gaza and Ukraine'

Aaron getting in the festive spirit on one of his runs approaching Christmas

Aaron getting in the festive spirit on one of his runs approaching Christmas

East London man runs 365 marathons in 365 days - and he's not stopping yet

Paul Donovan will be enjoying Wanstead Park this Christmas

Paul Donovan will be enjoying Wanstead Park this Christmas

Cllr Paul Donovan

Walking in a winter Wanstead Park

A Christmas Carol is relevant today

A Christmas Carol is relevant today

Dicken's 'A Christmas Carol' is applicable today

A group of people thought to be migrants crossing the Channel from the coast of France and heading in the direction of Dover (Image: PA)

A group of people thought to be migrants crossing the Channel from the coast of France and heading in the direction of Dover (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Demystifying the immigration obsession

Cllr Paul Donovan wants more Grow Zones in Redbrige (Image: Wild Wanstead)

Cllr Paul Donovan wants more Grow Zones in Redbrige (Image: Wild Wanstead)

Redbridge Council

Climate emergency needs to be treated as an emergency

The NatWest branch in Wanstead is closing (Image: Google)

The NatWest branch in Wanstead is closing (Image: Google)

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

'People are not just another commodity'

Coroner Graeme Irvine ordered an investigation into the death of Mark Kinzley, who was a resident at Cambridge Nursing Home in Wanstead

Coroner Graeme Irvine ordered an investigation into the death of Mark Kinzley, who was a resident at Cambridge Nursing Home in Wanstead

Coroner's Court

Coroner orders probe into nursing home resident's 'violent death'

Cllr Jo Blackman joined fellow councillor Paul Donovan at the Wanstead Beer Festival

Cllr Jo Blackman joined fellow councillor Paul Donovan at the Wanstead Beer Festival

Wanstead Beer Festival

'Wanstead Beer Festival was a great community event'

Cllr Paul Donovan wants the current political system reviving (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan wants the current political system reviving (Image: PA)

'There needs to be fundamental change in the British political system'

Longhorn cows graze in Wanstead Park (Image: PA)

Longhorn cows graze in Wanstead Park (Image: PA)

Agriculture doesn't need to be a greenhouse gas generator!

Paul Donovan says the triple lock on pensions must not be scrapped (Image: PA)

Paul Donovan says the triple lock on pensions must not be scrapped (Image: PA)

The pensions triple lock is what the elderly are entitled to

Graduates leave university with a huge burden of debt (Image: PA)

Graduates leave university with a huge burden of debt (Image: PA)

The inequality between England and other European countries is at critical point

Food banks have become normal in the cost-of-living crisis (Image: PA)

Food banks have become normal in the cost-of-living crisis (Image: PA)

Cost of living crisis

Food banks have become institutionalised

Cllr Paul Donovan (inset) is calling for free or cheap public transport (Image: TfL)

Cllr Paul Donovan (inset) is calling for free or cheap public transport (Image: TfL)

Redbridge Council

Radical measures are needed in UK transport system

Actress Danielle Harold played Lola Pearce-Brown in EastEnders who died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour (Image: PA)

Actress Danielle Harold played Lola Pearce-Brown in EastEnders who died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour (Image: PA)

Coronation Street

Let's cheer up our favourite soaps

In 2019, Cllr Rosa Gomez (right) urged businesses to sign up to a scheme to help employers make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to the workplace (Image: Newsquest).

In 2019, Cllr Rosa Gomez (right) urged businesses to sign up to a scheme to help employers make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to the workplace (Image: Newsquest).

The invisibility of disabled people to the able-bodied

Cllr Paul Donovan supports the ULEZ expansion (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan supports the ULEZ expansion (Image: PA)

Greater London Authority

Mayor Sadiq Khan has shown real leadership on ULEZ and active travel agenda

NatWest Bank on Wanstead High Street is closing down (Image: Street View)

NatWest Bank on Wanstead High Street is closing down (Image: Street View)

Redbridge Council

Will the advancement in automation increase the epidemic of loneliness?

Cllr Paul Donovan says that Thames Water has been run for the benefit of share holders (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan says that Thames Water has been run for the benefit of share holders (Image: PA)

Time for the common good to take centre stage

Paul Donovan rewilding

Paul Donovan rewilding

'Human beings still seem determined to dominate rather than partner nature'

Jamaican immigrants welcomed by RAF officials from the Colonial Office after the ex-troopship HMT 'Empire Windrush' landed them at Tilbury (Image: PA)

Jamaican immigrants welcomed by RAF officials from the Colonial Office after the ex-troopship HMT 'Empire Windrush' landed them at Tilbury (Image: PA)

Windrush generation

Importance of celebrating Windrush Day

Village shops provide more than just produce to communities (Image: PA)

Village shops provide more than just produce to communities (Image: PA)

Redbridge Council

The need to recreate a village ethos in our communities

Paul Donovan says Wanstead Park 'needs ongoing care and attention.' Main image: Google Street View

Paul Donovan says Wanstead Park 'needs ongoing care and attention.' Main image: Google Street View

What are the plans to restore 'great' park?

Detectives are looking for a man matching this description

Detectives are looking for a man matching this description

Metropolitan Police

Police hunt man after woman raped in Wanstead Park

Paul Donovan would like to see Wanstead put itself on the beer festival map

Paul Donovan would like to see Wanstead put itself on the beer festival map

Can town put itself on the beer festival map?

The Cuckfield has had a month-long revamp

The Cuckfield has had a month-long revamp

See inside 19th-century pub in Wanstead after revamp

Extract from a painting of the Child family 'An Assembly at Wanstead House' by William Hogarth c.1728. It is suggested that Mary is the lady in gold seated next to her step brother Richard, Lord Castlemain (later Earl Tylney).

Extract from a painting of the Child family 'An Assembly at Wanstead House' by William Hogarth c.1728. It is suggested that Mary is the lady in gold seated next to her step brother Richard, Lord Castlemain (later Earl Tylney).

Sir Josiah's ungrateful daughter

The northbound section of the A12 was closed between Green Man Tunnel and Blake Hall Road after the crash yesterday (Thursday, November 24)

The northbound section of the A12 was closed between Green Man Tunnel and Blake Hall Road after the crash yesterday (Thursday, November 24)

Motorcyclist dies after A12 Green Man roundabout crash

A still of congestion at the A12 Green Man roundabout

A still of congestion at the A12 Green Man roundabout

A12 traffic: Motorcyclist in critical condition after crash on roundabout closes road

A road-side view of Wanstead Park. Main image: Google Street View

A road-side view of Wanstead Park. Main image: Google Street View

Much-loved park cannot be left to deteriorate

David Sparrey (left) and Shane Yerrell (right) on their wedding day at Wanstead United Reformed Church

David Sparrey (left) and Shane Yerrell (right) on their wedding day at Wanstead United Reformed Church

'History' made as Wanstead church holds its first same-sex marriage

Residents facing eviction in front of the iconic greyhound racing stadium sign. Image: Steward Caine

Residents facing eviction in front of the iconic greyhound racing stadium sign. Image: Steward Caine

Local government

Uproar after residents face 'bafflingly tone-death' eviction

Wanstead Grove was rebuilt in 1822. This drawing is by J.P.Neale, from Jones Views of the seats, mansions and castles of noblemen and gentlemen in England

Wanstead Grove was rebuilt in 1822. This drawing is by J.P.Neale, from Jones Views of the seats, mansions and castles of noblemen and gentlemen in England

A grand home to lavish hospitality

Wanstead High School. Image: Google

Wanstead High School. Image: Google

Plastic pollution

Teen felt 'dismissed' over 'boat load' of plastic waste from school

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meeting Boris Johnson on Friday. Picture: PA

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meeting Boris Johnson on Friday. Picture: PA

More people need to call for peace in Ukraine

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