A SERIES OF petty offences has landed Nathan Forsythe, 35, in jail. He began his latest spree by gaining a reputation as an “aggressive beggar” in Barking and Ilford town centres – and ended by assaulting a police officer. On ...

NERYS GARRETT from Ilford is just 15 years old – and she has been missing for nearly two months. Nerys is described as white, 5ft 5ins tall, of slim build, with long brown hair and pierced ears. Nerys was last ...

POLICE WERE called out in the early hours of Wednesday, 2nd August. There were reports that there had been a stabbing at Movers Lane in Barking, at the junction with Ripple Road. When the police arrived they found a young man ...

THE UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has admitted that toxic eggs did reach the UK earlier this year. They claim that the risk to the public is very low. Fears about infected eggs occurred recently when supplies of eggs coming ...

Md Ismael As Geoffrey Kirui of Kenya and Rose Chelimo of Bahrain came from behind to win London 2017 World Championship marathon gold medals on Tower Bridge, a group of volunteers who are helping build a school and sports academy ...

EGGS ARE IN short supply in Germany as the spotlight falls on Holland – where eggs have been found to contain traces of a dangerous insecticide. Aldi, a major supermarket in Germany, has removed all stocks of Dutch eggs from ...

Md Ismael THE TOWER HAMLETS Muslim Staff Forum (THMSF) held a Dementia Friends awareness session during a lunchtime seminar in the council chambers at Mulberry Place. The session was delivered by Dementia Friends Champion Emdad Rahman, from the Attendance and ...

Emdad Rahman A whole host of boxing personalities were in attendance as a campaign to “KO Racism” was launched at the Spotlight Youth Centre in London. The groundbreaking event was supported by the Mayor of London. “KO Racism” was founded ...

THE AFRA Awards were presented at a gala evening on 1st August. Watch the ceremony and join in the fun, via LB24TV. (We are sorry this is not smello-vision or taste-o-vision – but it is the next best thing!) •For ...

AUGUST BEGAN with a colourful splash as top practitioners from across the food scene stepped forward to collect their first ever Asian Food and Restaurant (AFRA) awards during a glittering gala night at London’s Montcalm Hotel. South Asians made a ...