Picture above is Lower Road, in Loughton, from c1900.

More snow could be on the way in South West Hertfordshire and London as the Met Office issued a weather warning.

As President Biden takes up residence in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, we look at the Walthamstow and Wanstead resident Admiral Sir William Penn MP (1621-1670), in whose honour Pennsylvania was named.

With England back under the instruction of essential trips only during the third national lockdown, cars across the country are gathering dust on driveways and in garages.

Pictured in 1905, Chingford Mount cemetery was opened in 1884 on the site of the house and grounds of Caroline Mount.

Frustration is a feeling that we have reluctantly embraced in these Covid times. It still feels awkward writing those two words concurrently, but the fact is we now define time globally alongside BC and AD.

Your columnist Brett Ellis, writing on December 10 under the heading, “The paranoia created by Covid may be unnecessary” said that he expected “to face some flak”. I have seen no comments in subsequent issues, but Mr Ellis does deserve som...

More than 500,000 Londoners have now been vaccinated against Covid-19, but the capital is still lagging behind the rest of the country.

A Walthamstow woman has died in unexplained circumstances.

Waltham Forest’s police chief has called on every single person in the community to play their part in driving down Covid rates.

Around seven out of 10 Redbridge residents in their 80s have now received their first dose of the Covid vaccine.

Waltham Forest NHS has publicly apologised after reports of overcrowding at two of the borough’s vaccination centres.

Changes to councillor pay have infuriated Redbridge Conservatives, who accused the Labour group of “lining their own pockets”.

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has died after testing positive for Covid-19, the force has announced.

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

There is “some evidence” the UK variant of coronavirus is associated with “a higher degree of mortality”, Boris Johnson said.

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.