The two-storey brick building with the fancy entrance at the corner of Walthamstow’s Pretoria Avenue and Mission Grove is barely recognisable as the grand residence it once was.

The pandemic has meant many children leaving school may not have been able to enjoy their final term with their classmates as they would have hoped.

Pictured at the top of this page are the shops of Station Road, Chingford, in c1918.

The RSPCA is still looking to find a home for Bella the beagle and lurcher cross who has waited 17 months in kennels to find a new home.

Sadiq Khan said he wants to turn London into “Britain’s biggest playground” over the summer as he announces a series of events and activities aimed at families with young children.

The streets of South Chingford are looking cleaner than to the efforts of community spirited people.

A man has been jailed for a seven-day spree of sexual assaults in Wanstead.

Campaigners say a Chingford woodland will be “safe for future generations” after convincing Waltham Forest Council to protect it from housing development.

The Tube is set to be hit by four days of strike action next month following a dispute between unions and management over the grade of Night Tube drivers.

Almost a quarter of north east London patients avoided making a GP appointment in the past year over fears of catching coronavirus, according to a survey.

A teacher has been honoured for her efforts to help students working from home over the pandemic.

The leader of Redbridge Council insists “everybody concerned will be held to account” after “obscene” performers were hired for an event aimed at children last weekend.

A Leyton Orient fan who allegedly racially abused England footballers has had his ban upgraded from three years to life.

The scale of London’s building safety crisis has once again been laid bare.

Redbridge Council will pay more than £11,000 to two families who complained about its treatment of their disabled sons, despite the authority not agreeing it had done anything wrong.

Children and parents were left distressed and upset after a performer at a library literary festival appeared before them in rainbow coloured monkey costume with a rubber penis between his legs.

A Walthamstow man joined ex-England footballer Geoff Thomas and 17 other amateur cyclists to take on the Tour de France course in aid of charity.

Epping Forest is now alive with the sights and sounds of high summer.

A planned review that business and transport groups warned would lead to bus service cuts in London has been postponed until September, the Government has confirmed.

The budget for reopening a historic former cinema as a modern theatre has risen by more than £11 million in the two years since the project began.

A campaign to save a library was gaining plenty of support ten years ago this week.

Term-time staff in Waltham Forest’s mainstream schools are owed more than £1 million after being underpaid for more than five years.

A Leyton Orient fan has been banned for allegedly racially abusing England players on Twitter following the Three Lions penalty heartbreak against Italy.

Take a detailed look at the scene above created out of two pictures stitched together to show a landscape view of Loughton High Road in the late 1800s.

No part of the areas of East London covered by the Guardian has lost more pubs than Walthamstow - and this week we take a look at some that have closed over the years.

Pictured above is a scene on The Ridgeway in Chingford in the mid-1920s showing The Beechwood Engineering & Coach Plating Co.

A Metropolitan Police officer has pleaded guilty to murdering Sarah Everard in a case that has caused widespread shock and outrage.

Redbridge Council wants to halt plans for two new schools in the borough as a sharp drop in pupils threatens existing schools’ finances.

Treatment units for almost 300 patients with kidney failure are not included in plans for the new Whipps Cross Hospital.

Tube bosses have backed down from controversial plans to discipline staff who are absent due to Covid-19 after lockdown eases on July 19.

Two men who burned down a makeshift hut as its occupants lay sleeping inside, have been jailed after one victim died and another was left with serious burns.

Harry Kane helped England come from behind to beat Denmark and reach the final of Euro 2020 on Wednesday, but the forward’s role in the victory came as no surprise to former coach Dave Bricknell.

‘Do not come to London for the game if you don’t have tickets, or a pub or fan zone booked’ the Met has urged ahead of England’s Euros semi-final vs Denmark tonight.

A charity that has become a vital lifeline to thousands of individuals and families has celebrated its first anniversary.

A Leyton care provider is considering taking the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to court after receiving the lowest possible rating.

The support provided by a hospice to those caring for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic has been recognised after it was shortlisted for a prestigious national nursing award.

A housing provider hopes to build a block of 21 affordable homes on the car park of a Chingford estate. 

It's ten years ago this week since religious leaders joined forces to oppose a library closure in Chingford.

This charming photo from c1900 shows a very sleepy Epping High Street complete with horse and cart and some local boys and a pet dog perhaps getting ready to say goodbye to one of their friends.

A homeless family were told to leave their temporary accommodation by Waltham Forest Council – after missing an appointment almost 150 miles away.

Protesters massed outside Whipps Cross Hospital to call for a decent pay rise for NHS staff in recognition of their efforts during the pandemic.

Pictured above is The Prince Albert in Chingford in 1906.

Business owners in an industrial street fear the council’s plan to remove parking due to “constant abuse” threatens their livelihoods.

Three Metropolitan Police officers face a misconduct hearing over breaches of police standards of “equality and diversity” after Team GB sprinter Bianca Williams was subjected to a stop and search.

Cllr Grace Williams is set to become the new leader of Waltham Forest Council after being backed by Labour group members in a vote last night.

Waltham Forest Council has apologised “unreservedly” after trying to house a family of four in one room of a house that had dead mice in the kitchen.

The TfL Go travel app has been updated to provide real-time information on how busy Tube stations are, TfL has today confirmed.

Plans to build two homes on Leytonstone garage land were finally approved last night after seven years of failed applications.

Plans to build an 11-storey block on the former site of the Wood Street Library were approved last night by Waltham Forest Council’s planning committee.

The Mayor of London is being urged to investigate the potential of expanding TfL’s cycle hire scheme in a bid to reduce the capital’s carbon emissions.