John Biggs has admitted Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s boroughwide 20mph speed limit “will improve road safety for everyone” and his Cabinet Member for the Environment has dubbed the measure “important”. The new limit was introduced after Mayor Lutfur Rahman and his ...

First we had runs. Then we had fun runs. Now we have a colour run that’s fun. No, not a colour run like when you put a red sock in the white wash – but a run that goes through ...

If you’re in the Liverpool Street area over the weekend this summer, you’ll be within reach of a truly traditional US experience. Down at the Old Bengal Bar, the former 18th century East India Company warehouse near Liverpool Street, there ...

With the new season starting in September, the London Lions basketball team has announced a number of new signings – and a new training programme run in partnership with Epping Forest College, which should see a steady stream of potential ...

Emdad Rahman Ex-Tottenham Manager Harry Redknapp has visited the National Football Centre at St George’s Park to coach and train the Homeless FA’s Team England. Team England is the squad which is chosen by the Homeless FA to represent the ...

Emdad Rahman The Mayor of Bexley and Lady Teresa Sumption have officially opened Emmaus Greenwich’s new shop in Welling, with speeches and a ribbon cutting ceremony. The shop is staffed by formerly homeless people, known as companions, and will create ...

Emdad Rahman A rainy weekend was enough to put the dampeners on tourists and visitors to the Tower of London – but they were missing out on the chance to catch up with King Henry VIII and his new bride Anne ...

First, the good news: East London charity The Spitalfields Crypt Trust has received a donation of furniture from housing association L&Q. The Trust, which celebrates its 50th birthday this year, provides a variety of services for over 150 recovering and ...

Mayor Lutfur Rahman made a point of standing up for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) residents. He was the first Mayor of Tower Hamlets to mention LGBT residents in his inauguration speech, and his Administration backed a number of ...

The AJ Bell London Triathlon will take place over the weekend of 8-9th August: and, like the London marathon, it will affect East London roads from Rotherhithe to Becton at various points over the weekend. Some roads will be totally ...