Latest news

• Council calls for stronger regulation on illegal e-scooters and e-bikes

  Redbridge Council is urging the government and police to take stronger action against the dangerous and illegal use of privately-owned e-scooters and illegally adapted e-bikes, which are increasingly putting lives at risk across the borough.

  Find out about the motion debated at Full Council

• New community composting site at South Park helps local people turn their organic waste into nutrient rich compost for green spaces

  To help households start their composting journey Redbridge Council is running a free composting workshop to launch its new community composting site in South Park

  Find out more about our new community composting site, and workshop

• Crackdown on temporary accommodation misuse frees up homes in Redbridge

  Redbridge Council has taken decisive action to clamp down on fraud in temporary accommodation, helping ensure properties are allocated to those who need them most.

  Learn how action taken has freed up temporary accommodation

• Cabinet agrees to replace Broadmead Road Bridge and fight for funding

  Redbridge Council is moving forward with plans to replace Broadmead Road Bridge, a key piece of infrastructure in the borough that connects Woodford with the rest of the Borough and beyond.

  Decision from cabinet, 17 July 2025

• Nine Green Flag Awards for Redbridge Parks

  Redbridge has once again been officially recognised for having some of the finest parks in the country, with nine local green spaces awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy.

  Nine Green Flag Awards for Redbridge Parks

• Leader's message - Friday 18 July 2025

  Latest message from Leader of the Council.

  Leader's message - Friday 18 July 2025

• Council helps clothing donations rocket in Redbridge as local people take action to make fast fashion last longer

  People across the borough have been giving clothes they no longer wear a new lease of life by donating more than 25 tonnes of clothing and other textiles to Redbridge Council’s clothing reuse charity partner, TRAID.

  Find out more

• 400,000sqm of wild spaces created in the borough to help restore nature in Redbridge

  In efforts to help restore nature in Redbridge 400,000sqm of wild spaces have been created across the borough – that’s enough space to fit five Buckingham Palaces!

  Find out more, including how to create your own wild space

• Restore Nature Pledge roadshows announced: Come along and take the pledge to restore nature in Redbridge

  Local people are being invited to play an active part in creating a thriving biodiverse borough by getting involved in Redbridge Council’s new Restore Nature Pledge.

  Find out more about the Restore Nature Pledge roadshows

• Redbridge working with landlord providers to protect vulnerable residents ahead of telephone switch-off

  Redbridge Council is working with the leading UK phone companies to help vulnerable residents prepare for the shutdown of the old landline network.

  Redbridge working with landlord providers to protect vulnerable residents ahead of telephone switch-off