The Latest Breaking News from Redbridge

Disabled man awarded £20,000 by council after being forced to ‘drag himself across the floor to use toilet’

The authority suggested that the man use a ‘wheeled shower commode’ instead of his bathroom

The Independent UK · Oct 9

London's worst areas for dog noise complaints revealed - and one of them is Barking

Islington had the highest number of dog barking complaints since 2020, followed by Redbridge, then Barking and Dagenham

Evening Standard · Sep 8

London council pleads for £80 million from government to reopen bridge closed for three years

Broadmead Road Bridge has been closed since July 2023 due to structural issues, causing serious disruption for residents and motorists

Evening Standard · Aug 13

Labor slides back in a Victorian Resolve poll; federal Labor still well on top

A Victorian Resolve poll has Labor sliding back after a surge in August. Federal Labor had a 55–45 lead in Resolve and a 54–46 lead in Redbridge, with One Nation recording its highest vote in any poll since 1998.

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2025

A wake-up call for all of us to resist the far right

Letters: Last Saturday’s Tommy Robinson march should focus our minds on the dangerous urgency of the situation, writes John McDonnell MP. Plus letters from Redbridge councillor Shanelle Johnson and other readers

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2025

NHS trust cleared of manslaughter after woman takes life in mental health unit

Alice Figueiredo died at Goodmayes Hospital in Redbridge in 2015

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025

How England’s 18,000 playgrounds revealed the country’s inequality

New research has analysed data from playgrounds across England. Here’s what they found

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025

We mapped 18,000 children’s playgrounds and revealed inequality across England

Outside of the home, public playgrounds are the most common places for children to play and the fundamental right of every child to play is even recognised in a UN convention. Despite this, there has been very limited research exploring inequality in the provision of playgrounds.

The Conversation · Jun 4, 2025

How London motorists are fighting back against councils making millions from penalty tickets

Almost half of appeals against London boroughs and TfL result in victory for drivers

Evening Standard · Mar 29, 2025

Labour loses by-election to independents in east London as grassroots anger at Government continues

Noor Jahan Begum won the council seat vacated by former Redbridge council leader Jas Athwal who was elected a Labour MP last year

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2025