An incredibly rare black swan has been sighted in Epping Forest.

Waltham Forest Council is giving the developer behind the borough’s largest ever housing scheme a discount of unknown size after it warned of delays to the project.

Toxic air pollution contributed to the deaths of more than 4,000 Londoners in 2019, according to research from Imperial College London.

Google has revealed people's movements in London under the third lockdown.

Redbridge police are urging residents who witness crimes to call them rather than posting on social media.

This campaign to try and stop a Walthamstow cinema from being converted was making our headlines ten years ago this week.

Another 250 Covid patients have died in east London hospitals, but infection rates are falling.

A mother says police “must be in a terrible state” after officers closed the case of her son's stolen car within an hour due to "insufficient lines of enquiry".

Boris Johnson has hinted some lockdown measures could be lifted once the highest priority groups have been vaccinated.

An independent candidate running to be London Mayor has been fined by police for breaching lockdown rules while campaigning.

The Guardian Series is appealing for readers to pay tribute to those we have lost and those who have stepped forward during the coronavirus pandemic.

Here’s five suggestions on how to save money during lockdown.

Covid-19 death rates for men and women working in education were not significantly raised compared with rates for the wider working population.

The Food Standards agency has issued a warning calling for several chilled and frozen products to be returned.

Millions of international passengers have passed through Luton and Heathrow airports during the pandemic, figures suggest.

There seems to have been a process of deflection going on by some politicians, seeking to blame the public for Covid cases.

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

The proposed Clean Air Zone is exactly in keeping with the way the Conservatives run Epping Forest District Council (EFDC), knock everyone else, ignore counter opinions, never seek a wider consensus and expect minority group councillors to like it...

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.