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Night Tube at 10: Ilford Still Needs a Night Bus Home
The Night Tube is 10 and stops at Gants Hill but not Ilford, so we timed the journey home to 14 local stations by Tube and bus. Checked November 2026.
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Woodford
Woodford Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Woodford weather today: heavy drizzle, 10°C by day and 5°C overnight, with a 96% chance of rain and winds up to 11 mph.
Remembrance
Ilford Remembrance 2026: Armistice Day Services 11 November
Remembrance Sunday has passed. On Armistice Day, Wednesday 11 November, Fairlop Waters holds a 10.45am service and Snaresbrook Memorial Garden a gathering.
Water
Thames Water Outage: Redbridge Asks Firm to Face Scrutiny
Redbridge councillors want Thames Water to answer in public for August's Woodford burst mains. Next scrutiny meeting: 30 November. What else Full Council agreed.
Planning
Hermon Hill, South Woodford: 124 Object to 9 Flats
Officers recommend approval of nine flats and a shop on the old Fir Trees pub site despite 124 objections. Redbridge Planning Committee decides on 16 September.
Ilford
Ilford Fireworks 2026 (Past): Displays Ran 6 and 7 November
Redbridge's 2026 fireworks displays ran on 6 and 7 November at Woodford Rugby Club, Wanstead RFC and Woodford Wells. Here is what each charged and how they sold.
Water
Woodford water outage: what Thames Water must pay you
Homes cut off for more than 12 hours after the 9 August bursts are due £50, plus £50 for every further 12 hours, credited automatically within 20 working days. The rules, the sums and when to chase.
Schools
Avon House School Woodford Green closes, administrators in
Avon House School in Woodford Green shut on 7 August. Its Companies House record now reads In Administration: the new filings and the six charges still outstanding.