In the 54th of a series of articles, David Bird discusses the work of Redbridge Music Society and introduces Sandra Porter, John Rogers and Emilie Capulet, who will be performing in Wanstead this month

Plans to revamp the hoardings surrounding the Evergreen Field construction site are progressing

Residents are invited to join a community litter-picking session at Eagle Pond in Snaresbrook on 9 May

A new comedy night will launch in Aldersbrook this month

A rope fence designed to protect the Skylark breeding grounds on Wanstead Flats has been vandalised twice

A local mother is launching a new community initiative to support young girls with autism

Open-air theatre will return to Wanstead Park this summer

Local council elections in all 32 London boroughs will be held on 7 May. In Redbridge, 63 members of the council will be selected, contested across 22 wards.

Candidate statement by Mark Scannell

Candidate statement by Corbyn D’Alanno

Candidate statement by Rabiya Tehseen

Candidate statement by David Davies

Candidate statement by Mark Gitsham

Candidate statement by Mohammed Uddin

Candidate statement by David Smith

Candidate statement by Kabir Ali

Candidate statement by Humza Sair

Candidate statement by Jo Blackman

Candidate statement by Sue Whitehead

Candidate statement by Daniel Morgan-Thomas

Candidate statement by Neal Krishan Vithlani

Candidate statement by Paul Smith

Candidate statement by Neil Hepworth

Candidate statement by Milli Richards Clack

Candidate statement by Nadir Gilani