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Memories of the Blitz and beyond

The 70th anniversary of the Blitz was marked this week

10:17am Thursday 9th September 2010

THE rocket fell to earth in Essex 16 seconds after the first V2 shook Chiswick in West London at about 6.45pm on September 8, 1944.

HISTORY: How Snaresbrook station has stood the test of time

The station, pictured here in July 1955, has remained virtually unchanged since it opened in 1856.

3:02pm Thursday 26th August 2010

DESPITE its unassuming location tucked away at the quiet end of Wanstead High Street, nearly 2.5 million journeys are made every year from Snaresbrook station – all the more remarkable considering how it has been virtually unchanged since it opened more than 150 years ago.

HISTORY: The changing face of Copped Hall

HISTORY: The changing face of Copped Hall

11:54am Friday 30th April 2010

A restoration project on a mammoth scale is transforming Copped Hall, but as MHAIRI MACFARLANE found out, a long project lies ahead to return the mansion to its former glory.

WALTHAMSTOW: Historic bus commemorations next month

A bus leaving the factory in the 1920s

4:41pm Monday 26th April 2010

A CELEBRATION at the Pump House Museum next month marks the anniversary of the creation of the world's first standardised bus, which was built in Walthamstow, CARL BROWN found out more.

Historic homes create "oasis" in Leyton

1:56pm Friday 9th April 2010

THE Bakers Almshouses, in Leyton, are a prominent feature of the local landscape, standing out from the surrounding buildings. Reporter Sian Harrison looks at the history of the houses, which is still evident on the site today.

School gets high praise for work with community

Rush Croft School teachers Pat Cutler and Sean Read with pupils Amina Ibrahim, Omar West, Melissa Habiboglou, Amber Bryant, Jakobi Rose and Thomas McDonough

5:26pm Thursday 1st April 2010

Following a recent Ofsted inspection, Rush Croft School in Chingford was praised for its efforts in strengthening the school community and forging links with residents beyond the school gates. Sian Harrison looks at some of the projects the school is undertaking

The unusual career of Tory leader

WALTHAMSTOW: The unusual career of Tory leader

3:51pm Wednesday 31st March 2010

FOLLOWERS of local politics will know Matt Davis as the outspoken leader of the Conservatives on Waltham Forest Council.

WALTHAMSTOW: A look back at MP's career

4:42pm Saturday 27th March 2010

AS Walthamstow MP Neil Gerrard prepares to say farewell to Westminster we look back over his career.

HISTORY: Former Leyton Town Hall restored to former glory

The cartoon from Punch magazine of the opening of Leyton town hall in 1896

12:57pm Monday 22nd March 2010

THE former Leyton Town Hall has undergone a multi-million development, restoring the Grade II listed building to its former glory.

Wanstead Park's forgotten grotto

As it was last year. Thanks to Wanstead Parklands Community Project for images

10:50am Tuesday 9th March 2010

WANSTEAD Park was once home to an impressive landscape garden at the height of the style's popularity in the mid-18th century.

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