The picture above is from the turn of the 20th century and shows a spired building on High Beech Road that was designed by one of Loughton’s prominent architects Edmond Egan.

As I contemplated this week’s topic, all seemed good with the world. It was a Friday and the early spring sun was shining through the apple tree despite a frosty nip in the air. It was the last day of educating from home, and I had a light teaching...

With reference to the news that 82 per cent of Essex parents get their first choice of secondary school, I think pupils, parents, families and residents in the Loughton, Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell areas are in the extraordinarily fortunate positi...

A Metropolitan Police officer has today appeared in court charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard.

At the end of Church Path, where Church Lane leads into Vestry Road in Walthamstow, there is a small row of almshouses to the west of St Mary’s Churchyard. They were built and endowed in 1795 by Mary Squire of Newington in Surrey to provide accommo...

Residents intending to join a vigil in Walthamstow following the killing of Sarah Everard have been warned they face fines for breaching Covid rules.

A 12-year-old boy has been charged following a stabbing Ilford this week.

The Kings Head Pub in Chingford appears on maps as early as 1782.

Scientists believe there is almost no chance of east London developing coronavirus hotspots by the end of March.

There are growing calls for the Metropolitan Police to classify misogyny as a hate crime amid conversations about the issues of harassment and violence faced by women.

Key workers are to be prioritised for affordable housing under new plans announced by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

A shopkeeper who lost his alcohol licence for three months after he was accused of selling smuggled cigarettes does not accept the decision.

A Walthamstow vigil has been organised for women who feel unsafe walking the streets – but it is unclear whether police will allow the event to go forward.

In recent years Church Green, Wanstead, has become a very popular place to play, exercise and enjoy. It has in some ways become the green heart of central Wanstead use by locals and visitors to the area having an enjoyable day out.

Waltham Forest Council claims it has made “significant progress” towards its goal to stop investing in fossil fuels by April next year.

Firefighters called to a fire in Ilford discovered a suspected cannabis farm.

If you wish to discover more about the exciting opportunities which are available at Waltham Forest College, then why not attend the up-and-coming Virtual Open Events.

London’s streets are not safe “for women or for girls,” London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said in the wake of Sarah Everard’s disappearance.

Londoners will have to wait two days to find out the results of the London Mayor and London Assembly elections, it has been revealed.

A fledgling programme to help Redbridge domestic abusers change their ways has received thousands of pounds in Government funding.

The Duke of Cambridge has defended the monarchy against accusations of racism during a visit to an east London school.

Conservative London Mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey said he does not regret posting a controversial tweet about the disappearance of Sarah Everard.

Redbridge Council says it does “not accept all the recommendations” made by an ombudsman who ordered it to pay almost £10,000 to a disabled boy’s family.

An east London state school has gotten more Oxbridge offers than Eton.

A privately-developed app will start monitoring the health of potentially thousands of care home residents across north east London later this month.

Organisers of a community project helping those in need during the pandemic have been able to reflect on a successful month since launching its latest hub in Ongar at Zinc Art Centre.

Thefts of catalytic converters from cars increased by half in London between 2019 and 2020, new figures have shown.

With children now back at school, Waltham Forest Council has ramped up measures to fight the spread of coronavirus.

Firefighters extinguished a Walthamstow house fire in under an hour yesterday.

The Government is being urged to incentivise rail travel after it emerged that Boris Johnson was considering cutting air passenger duty on domestic flights.

The Transport Secretary has said he is "hopeful" that people will be able to travel abroad this summer.

Redbridge Council has been ordered to pay a family almost £10,000 after its failure meant a disabled 11-year-old received no schooling for an entire year.

Two London mayoral candidates have hit back at Sadiq Khan’s claim that the election on May 6 is a “two-horse race” between himself and Shaun Bailey.

A shopkeeper accused of selling illegal tobacco insists products seized by police were a present for his wife.

World Book Day may have been different for many children this year who were unable to be in school with their classmates due to the coronavirus restrictions, but that didn’t stop them making the most of the opportunity to dress up to mark the oc...

A rogue landlord who illegally turned a Walthamstow property into 13 flats has been slapped with massive fines and a confiscation order.

One year on from his death, the mother of a young man fatally stabbed in the neck is appealing for justice.

The trust running a Redbridge academy school has accused Redbridge Council of “conspiring” with former staff in an attempt to dismantle it.

School streets schemes have significantly reduced pollution and are supported by the majority of parents, a new study has found.

Tower block residents who took on the council over plans to take away their car parking for three years have achieved a definitive win.

The new dates are subject to a review of the Government’s roadmap measures on 5 April.

More than 150 staff members at London’s largest hospital trust attended a clinic after suffering from skin ailments caused by PPE.

A consultant at an East London hospital has described how she still has to explain she is a doctor when on the wards.

Both the Bakerloo Line extension and the Crossrail 2 project have been put “on hold” according to TfL commissioner Andy Byford.

An east London hospital trust has set up a 'long Covid' clinic to help people who are still suffering from breathing difficulties, fatigue, depression, anxiety and even hair loss months after they caught the virus.

Faiza Shaheen took to twitter yesterday evening to speak out against the “upsetting” abuse she has received.

Plans to restore a building more than 450 years old were making our headlines five years ago this week.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be giving the latest on the pandemic on the day when schools reopened to all pupils after a two-month lockdown.

Redbridge Council has been urged to take action over “the most unhealthy road in the borough”.

In person campaigning for the upcoming GLA and London Mayor elections can resume today under the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown, but what can you expect to see over the next two months?