KNIFE CRIME – and the closely related issue of drug trafficking – has been a concern throughout Tower Hamlets, but especially on the Isle of Dogs, where a number of violent incidents took place last year. The Island Network has ...

THE PIGEON PARTY was in disarray as members held selection meetings for the May 2022 elections. For a start, they are all looking in different directions. Second, although the platform is packed, there seems to be no one in the ...

NHS USERS in Tower Hamlets have a new Public Governor representing them on the East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT). Rofikul Islam was elected by registered members of the Trust and is one of three Governors who represent Tower Hamlets. ...

Muhi Mikdad THE NEW YEAR opened with a fantastic badminton tournament held in East London by well-known badminton promoter and coach Abdallah Mohim. The tournament, held on Sunday, 2nd January, saw British Bangladeshi teams come from all over London to ...

BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT Zoinul Abidin, Head of Universal Services for the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, has been recognised for his sensational efforts in the field of community development. Zoinul has been recognised by Her Majesty the Queen and ...

Emdad Rahman I HAD BEEN communicating with Ed for a while in the hope of visiting this historic ground and taking part in the stadium tour of London’s oldest club. I got there in the end, and it was well worth ...

START 2022 as you mean to go on – not being a potato on your couch, but going for a bracing run. East Londoners need look no further than Victoria Park to stretch their legs on a 5k, 10k or ...

IT IS OFFICIAL: children whose parents or carers smoke are more likely to take up smoking themselves, as teenagers or even in later life. That’s another good reason to start the New Year by stopping smoking. Non-smokers will often describe ...

BUS PASSENGERS should be able to travel safely, without being threatened by predatory men. This is why police are keen to find a man who exposed himself on an East London bus last month. The incident occurred between 7.30 and ...

TODAY WE continue with 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 ...