SEVERAL GROUPS have joined together to organise protests at and about the G7 summit which is to be held in Cornwall next weekend. One of the main issues protestors wish to raise is the G7 countries’ support for the Israeli ...

A MAN WHO persistently stalked and preyed on a woman in East London has been sent to jail for two and a half years. He has been named as Charles Thomas Cox, 28, of Medway Road, E3. Cox developed an ...

IT IS 32 years since the world witnessed the might of the Chinese regime crush the democracy demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. And a solidarity movement across the globe vowed, “June 4th – we shall never forget”. Today a ...

WE HAVE LONG known that people living in East London suffer from bad health – not least because of poverty and discrimination in our area. Now we have learned about another challenge we face. The Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) has ...

VOLUNTEERS FROM the Island Network – a network of Bangladeshi-led community groups on the Isle of Dogs – were out and about in the community last month. They continued their delivery of food to needy residents – and tackled litter ...

IT WAS A noisy boat party travelling through north London to Hackney that led to complaints from those living near the river Lea – and to Jordy Nicholas Van Duijvenbode being found guilty of breaching Covid regulations. The water-borne party ...

AS SUMMER is officially here – meteorologically speaking – and with Covid restrictions easing, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is offering lots of open air activities for friends and families to enjoy.  Here are the highlights: for more information about these ...

CLLR MUMTAZ KHAN was elected to Newham Council in 2018 as a Labour councillor representing Green Street West ward. At this year’s AGM, Cllr Khan was selected as the Deputy Chair of Newham Council. She will work with the Chair ...

Muhammad Talha LONDON ENTERPRISE ACADEMY, in partnership with the #LittleLitterLeague, has launched a “Love Your Neighbourhood” initiative. This revolutionary campaign, to be led by the Whitechapel school’s pupils, will promote and raise awareness of cleaner communities. As a direct result ...

Emdad Rahman “WALK DABIR CHACHA!” is a rallying call to everyone, calling on them to walk in the footsteps of the 100 year old sensation Dabirul Islam Choudhury OBE.  During the first Coronavirus lockdown, the East London centenarian was inspired ...