Wanstead locals and animal lovers are dismayed by a mystery blight on Victoria Lake wildlife where over 70 birds have suddenly died in recent days. The birds were found with no discernible cause of death; the number and suddenness has prompted tests on the carcasses …
The dangers of taking a Gumtree ad at face value were demonstrated again last week when a man was beaten and stabbed after going to buy a used BMW in Wanstead. The 39-year old was attacked by a group of up to five men, who …
Seventeen of Wanstead’s finest pawn-pushers were no match for Grandmaster Peter Wells last night, according to the Epping Forest Guardian (we assume – This is Local London insist on checkmating readers by not citing source publications). The chess wizard demonstrated his massively parallel multiprocessing skills …
Work on Crossrail will shut Oxford Street to traffic for up to a year. Why do we want Crossrail again? An independent Tamil-rights candidate in the Euro-elections did better than a lot of the more mainstream parties. North London pensioners are not happy about warden …
Photo by nic0 In a city the size of London, it comes as something of a surprise that police officers are now escorting people home from ATMs. Even more of a surprise is that the initiative, which includes a hotline set up by the Safer …
78. The Whatsit Of Wanstead Woods. If recent rumours are anything to go by, then some strange beast is loitering around the outskirts of London. Situated within the London Borough of Redbridge, Wanstead, spliced by the A12, it is hardly the Pacific Northwest (although its …
Unmasked: not all dentists are mere sadists – some are highly talented sadists. Twickenham and Chiswick bridges are 75 today. Old enough to join a bridge club? BP have become an Olympic sponsor. No bloody wonder with the amount they’re charging for fuel. It’s guilt …
