Community

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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THE TRUSTEES OF Beani Bazar Cancer and General Hospital (BBCGH), along with prominent members of the British community, tuned in to a Zoom event on 8th April to discuss community support for the hospital. Channel S presenter and Head of ...

Shah Yousuf VOLUNTEERS AT Darul Ummah (House of the Community) Goresbrook took part in a community litter pick in partnership with the Little Litter League. Volunteers worked in pairs, and their impressive haul has set a new Little Litter League ...

Shah Yousuf MANORFIELD Primary School has been supporting its pupils and their families throughout the second lockdown – and it wants to continue this support for the rest of the year. This is the reason why the annual Big Half-Marathon ...

POLICE ARE asking the public to help find a man who has been missing from his home in Canning Town for over a week. His disappearance is out of character and police are concerned for his welfare. The missing man ...

TODAY WE continue our occasional series The Thames today. The Thames forms the southern boundary of four East London boroughs: Tower Hamlets, Newham, Barking & Dagenham and Havering. In one way it is a barrier, sealing off one direction of ...