Cllr Paul Donovan

Opinion

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

Cllr Paul Donovan at a Wanstead litter-pick Image: Paul Donovan

Cllr Paul Donovan at a Wanstead litter-pick Image: Paul Donovan

Cllr Paul Donovan

Creating less rubbish starts with changing our mindset

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)

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Democracy was hard-fought for (Image: PA)

Democracy was hard-fought for (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Democracy needs to be protected

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)

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The peak of inequality in Britain

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

Graham Potter is the new manager of West Ham United

Graham Potter is the new manager of West Ham United

West Ham United FC

'Let's get together and support new West Ham United manager'

Bees and other insects are under threat (Image: PA)

Bees and other insects are under threat (Image: PA)

Action needed to avert biodiversity crisis

People from all faiths are calling for peace in Gaza (Image: PA)

People from all faiths are calling for peace in Gaza (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Looking back at a sanitised rose-tinted Christmas

Electric vehicles help with the climate crisis (Image: PA)

Electric vehicles help with the climate crisis (Image: PA)

The need to change the public's mindset on transport

Paul Donovan wants everyone to try to be kind this Christmas (Image: Pixaby)

Paul Donovan wants everyone to try to be kind this Christmas (Image: Pixaby)

Cllr Paul Donovan

'There is a growing anger in society'

Donald Trump won the Presidential Election in November (Image: PA)

Donald Trump won the Presidential Election in November (Image: PA)

Climate emergency

Hopes and fears for the year ahead

The George & Dragon will open in Wanstead in January (Image: UPB)

The George & Dragon will open in Wanstead in January (Image: UPB)

Cllr Paul Donovan

New George & Dragon pub owners listened to the community

The River Roding between Redbridge and South Woodford (Image: Creative Commons)

The River Roding between Redbridge and South Woodford (Image: Creative Commons)

Cllr Paul Donovan

The River Roding - a jewel in our local crown

Gary Lineker is stepping down as host of Match of the Day at the end of this season (Image: PA)

Gary Lineker is stepping down as host of Match of the Day at the end of this season (Image: PA)

'Gary Lineker leaving Match of the Day seems to show the BBC has lost its way'

USA President-elect Donald Trump denies the climate emergency (Image: PA)

USA President-elect Donald Trump denies the climate emergency (Image: PA)

Climate emergency

'Destruction of the environment is the crisis of our time'

Cllr Paul Donovan is concerned about the increasing amount of waste (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan is concerned about the increasing amount of waste (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

The waste in Wanstead just keeps increasing

Grouse shoots are damage natural peat (Image: PA)

Grouse shoots are damage natural peat (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Public must take control of private land

Language is creating divisions in society (Image: PA)

Language is creating divisions in society (Image: PA)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Sloppy language is creating division in our society

The Mermaid Inn in Rye was notorious for smuggling

The Mermaid Inn in Rye was notorious for smuggling

Cllr Paul Donovan

Banning things sends them underground

The George in Wanstead closed last Sunday (Image: Google)

The George in Wanstead closed last Sunday (Image: Google)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Wetherspoon close the doors on the George in Wanstead

Cllr Paul Donovan has many memories of the Mercy Sisters in Wanstead (Image: Google)

Cllr Paul Donovan has many memories of the Mercy Sisters in Wanstead (Image: Google)

Cllr Paul Donovan

Wanstead says a fond farewell to the Mercy Sisters

Cllr Paul Donovan is looking forward to the return of the Wanstead Beer Festival (Image: Paul Donovan)

Cllr Paul Donovan is looking forward to the return of the Wanstead Beer Festival (Image: Paul Donovan)

Cllr Paul Donovan

A bigger, better Wanstead Beer Festival next month

Police are not the only answer to solving crime (Image: Met Police))

Police are not the only answer to solving crime (Image: Met Police))

Cllr Paul Donovan

'Police are essentially social refuse collectors'

One in three children live in poverty (Image: PA)

One in three children live in poverty (Image: PA)

'Child poverty should be a cause for national shame'

Street parties have been a traditional way of bringing communities together for a long time

Street parties have been a traditional way of bringing communities together for a long time

Cllr Paul Donovan

Bringing neighbours and the community together with a street party

England cricketing cricketing legend Graham Thorpe (Image: PA)

England cricketing cricketing legend Graham Thorpe (Image: PA)

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Graham Thorpe's death is a stark reminder to take care of our mental health