A venue accused of running a “Covid factory” during last year’s lockdowns is hoping to hold 11 late-night parties over the festive period. Restaurant and bar Melin Chigwell, in Woodford Green, made... Read more »
London will be bracing itself today for winds of up 50mph as Storm Barra hits the British Isles. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for most of the UK... Read more »
A more sophisticated Covid-19 booster jab campaign is needed to reach members of the public who may be confused about why a third dose is needed, according to a healthcare researcher. It... Read more »
Published: 5:16 PM December 6, 2021 A former Met Police officer from Colchester who took and shared photos of the bodies of two murdered sisters has been jailed for two years and nine... Read more »
Two former Metropolitan Police officers who shared photos of the bodies of two murdered sisters on WhatsApp are being sentenced today (December 6). PC Deniz Jaffer and PC Jamie Lewis were assigned... Read more »
Last week I wrote to the editor of this newspaper about the sale of Christmas trees on Christ Church Green in Wanstead. A scheme that, by and large, has not been received... Read more »
The murder of MP Sir David Amess shook the country, no more so than in east London. Sir David went to St Bonaventure’s school and was a Redbridge councillor in the early... Read more »
November saw criminals jailed for a range of offences in south east London, from manslaughter to indecent exposure. A burglary gang made national news after a court heard how they stole £26 million... Read more »
Vacant shops around the capital are being converted into homes for Londoners. The Empty Spaces project will see unused commercial premises transformed into homes for different vulnerable groups. The first project is... Read more »
In 1715 Sir Richard Child, lord of the manors of Wanstead and Woodford, set about building himself a magnificent new house at Wanstead which was later described as “one of the noblest... Read more »
