Redbridge Hindus to mark the birth of Krishna with colourful festival
Hindus in the borough are set to mark the symbolic birth of a popular avatar.
Concerns aired over flights above Redbridge after airport expansion approved
Campaigners have been left angered after a £344m expansion programme at London City Airport was given the green light.
Redbridge friends’ ‘bumblebee’ bus to give hope to Syrian refugees
A university lecturer and his paramedic friend have transformed an out-of-service coach into a medical “bumblebee” bus for refugees in Greece.
‘I’m not dead, I was on holiday’ – Chigwell pensioner speaks out after police raid bungalow
A pensioner whose front door was smashed in by police over fears for his welfare has indignantly hit back – saying he was simply enjoying a summer break to the Balkans.
Gants Hill Women’s Interfaith Network holds anti-terror lunch
A faiths group held a networking event in a bid to inspire women in the fight against terrorism.
South Woodford mosque imam calls for ‘fair’ plan hearing
A Muslim leader has insisted plans to redevelop a mosque are not about increasing visitor numbers, but transforming an “unsightly” building.
Gallery City Gates church opens new building with ‘homecoming’ ceremony in Ilford
A church unveiled its brand new building at an opening ceremony after seven years of worshipping at a cinema.
Gallery Pride in Redbridge: Wanstead’s guerilla gardeners give back with pop-up plots
A gardeners’ group hoping to inspire others in the borough has been transforming “sad” plots of public land.
Gallery Unity in faith at Redbridge Disabled Women’s Welfare Association’s mayor’s lunch
Speakers at a mayor’s lunch event hosted by a disabled women’s charity highlighted the message of “peace and unity” in all faiths.
Gants Hill rabbi: Educating young people key in fight against anti-Semitism
Anxiety and concern over anti-Semitism in the borough is rife, according to a rabbi.
