African Families Service The first public petition to be heard at the Council meeting on 16th September came from the Pastors and Community Leaders Group, asking the Council to note their opposition to the African Families Service being cut. Labour ...

Tower Hamlets Council met on Wednesday, 16th September – and began with a resolution on the Refugee Crisis in Europe. It was moved by Mayor John Biggs and seconded by Cllr Sirajul Islam, Deputy Mayor. It was a disgrace. The ...

Labour’s John Biggs has taken time out from his full-time job as mayor of Tower Hamlets to do some work on his full-time job as a Member of the Greater London Authority. Last week he issued a press release condemning ...

Labour’s John Biggs has paid tribute to Council staff who refurbished a Council car park earlier this year. It was announced at the start of the month that the car park, situated in Haverfield Road, beside Mile End Park, is ...

Anfield legend wows the crowds in London Emdad Rahman Liverpool legend Luis Garcia was the guest at a live show in Islington, appearing before the large crowd to talk about his career at Anfield. Liverpool fans all over the world ...

Emdad Rahman As we reported last week* Shakil Miah has completed his Sure Run To The Beat 10k Run for the charity Human Appeal. The East Londoner completed the Wembley course with a personal best time of 56 minutes. Shakil said: “I ...

The England Physical Disability squad’s victory last week in the first ever ICRC International T20 Tournament for people with physical disabilities has been hailed by ECB Chief Executive Officer Tom Harrison as an outstanding achievement. Tom Harrison said: “We congratulate ...