A care home that put residents and staff at risk was reinspected after a whistleblower contacted the council.

Not enough new homes were built in Redbridge and Havering over the last three years, newly released Government figures reveal.

Controversial plans to double the number of homes on a Barkingside estate will go ahead despite anger from existing residents.

A vote on whether or not to recommend a trial of universal basic income (UBI) in London has been delayed following a meeting of the London Assembly.

More than 1,700 fines have been handed out to people who refuse to wear face coverings on London public transport as TfL insists it is cracking down on those who flout the rules.

The High Court has ruled that the Mayor of London and Transport for London acted “unlawfully” by introducing a Streetspace scheme at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The founder of a community project and kind-hearted staff at a pub have been nominated as community champions during the pandemic - but do you also know someone who has gone the extra mile during these difficult times?

Members of Leytonstone and Woodford Rotary Club will be putting their knowledge to the test at the end of the month when they stage a virtual quiz.

A Goodmayes restaurant owner has lost his licence after his restaurant was used as a “lookout" to evade police.

Nine Metropolitan Police officers have been fined £200 each for breaching Covid-19 regulations for eating in a cafe while on duty, Scotland Yard has said.

Numerous roads throughout Epping Forest are set to be affected by temporary 30mph speed limits imposed at various stages throughout the next 18 months to allow for roadworks.

A well-known restaurant has been called a “Covid factory” after months of illegal club nights

People are being warned that their homes and business could be flooded as Storm Christoph looks set to make its way to our area.

The owner of a landmark pub must reverse work done to turn the building into flats after losing an appeal against the council.

A church that uses live music in its services fears plans to build flats on an empty site next door will mean it is inundated with noise complaints.

Redbridge NHS has cracked down after messages circulated offering spare Covid vaccines to elderly residents to prevent them going to waste.

Gavin Williamson said: “While schools are closed for the majority of pupils, the learning and development of children must continue."

The capital’s former Olympic stadium is costing Londoners up to £10 million a year, according to a report from the London Assembly.

It is ten years ago this week since campaigners vowed to fight on after a controversial development was given the green light by planners.

Two London Assembly Members have exchanged words following a heated debate about stop and search at a recent Assembly meeting.

On average, more than 20 Covid patients are dying in east London hospitals every day, the latest figures reveal.

In his rush to rubbish the EU/UK trade deal Chris Sumner misses the ‘elephant in the room’ , Covid. The deal is favourable, the best obtainable but not finalised.

The drinking fountain pictured above from c1900 on the corner of Station Road and High Road in Loughton was erected by the Metropolitan Drinking Trough & Fountains Association in 1870.

The horrendous scenes in Washington when Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Congress, costing five people their lives, have been rightly condemned.

Fire crews subdued a Leyton flat fire in under an hour.

As I sat amongst the pensioners in Buckhurst Hill awaiting my vaccination I felt at peace, a sudden calmness had descended upon me.

Aldi is expanding its click-and-collect services in London after launching its trial to a further two stores in the region, including its stores in Waltham Forest and Hillingdon.

Walthamstow’s streets are lined with Victorian and 20th century buildings, making it difficult to imagine it as the quiet rural corner of Essex that it once was. The area was popular with London merchants and the gentry who built large mansions ...

Originally known as the Forest Hotel when it first opened in 1880 in Chingford, it was renamed the Royal Forest Hotel in 1882 after Queen Victoria’s visit to Epping Forest to dedicate it to the people.

Redbridge Council was ordered to pay a family £4,500 in compensation after failing to support two severely disabled teenagers.

If someone had mentioned a ‘Covid initiative’ this time last year, no doubt you would have treated their utterances by trotting on quick speed and bemoaning the collective lunacy that seemed to have pervaded certain quarters.

New data has revealed a shocking rise in recorded hate crimes on London buses following the first lockdown last year.

There are more than 600 unused primary school spaces across Redbridge after a drop in the number of families in the borough.

Transport for London has outlined its radical plan to become self-sustainable by 2023, which includes introducing a boundary charge to drive into Greater London and a potential redrawing of the Tube map.

A yellow weather warning has been issued with snow expected over London, Essex and Hertfordshire.

The number of Covid-19 infections across England is falling as a whole – with the R-rate dropping below one in the south east.

A group of five men armed with knives barged themselves inside a house.

The Tesco Clubcard is a loyalty card scheme allows shoppers can collect points when they shop.

A cult cinema events company has been granted permission to hold three months of “immersive” outdoor film screenings on a Walthamstow sports ground this summer.

Some timetables have already been amended, while others will be changed over the coming weeks.

Schools in England have provided school meals over the holidays throughout the pandemic.

The supermarket chain hope the move will help stores cut waste as part of their target of halving food waste by 2030.

The move comes amid the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus in Brazil, with concerns about whether it could be more dangerous.

Local GPs worked frontline shifts to help out overwhelmed NHS colleagues at Queen’s Hospital.

Redbridge Council's cabinet has three new members and an entirely new role following last week's reshuffle

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on the Government to scale up vaccine supply after it was revealed that the capital has only received a tenth of vaccines supplied to the rest of the country.

Covid survival rates at hospital trusts in a narrow strip of Essex and Havering are among the worst in the country, new figures have suggested.

Virgin Media has introduced a range of new measures to help keep customers connected and entertained amid a third national lockdown.

Boris Johnson said there was a “very substantial” risk that ICUs would be unable to cope if numbers kept increasing.

The extent of London’s cladding crisis has been laid bare by a report from the London Assembly, with both the Mayor of London and the Government urged to act.