DON’T DELAY if you want to become Jim Fitzpatrick’s new parliamentary assistant. The Labour MP for Poplar & Limehouse has put the message out on Twitter that he is looking for someone to join his office in the House of ...

HE’S TAKEN the rubbish back in-house, but not the people. That’s the shocking news to emerge from the Town Hall this week, as John Biggs pulls another of his strange stunts to convenience the Council rather than the public. A ...

TWO REGULATORS – the Charity Commission and the Fundraising Regulator – have joined forces to warn donors to check up very carefully on the organisations they are giving Zakat donations to during Ramadan. The regulators quoted the Muslim Charities Forum ...

THERE’S BEASTS, plants and lots of outdoor enjoyment coming up at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in Mile End. Join in these special events – or pop into the park when you’re passing to enjoy the great outdoors. Sunday, 26th May ...

FOUR YOUNG men have brought disgrace to the East End with their violent response to being caught out using unlawful drugs. The story It all began nearly a year ago. On 1st June 2018 Sallah Ali of Bigland Street was ...

LINDA McARITY, 50, was murdered in Tower Hamlets late last year. Her body was found at a flat in Salisbury House, Hobday Street, E14 – after police had been contacted by people concerned for her welfare. Ms McArity was pronounced ...

WE’RE IN THE middle of Mental Health Awareness Week – and Tower Hamlets Council and Tower Hamlets NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have joined forces to promote positive attitudes to body images. The Mental Health Foundation has estimated that nearly ...

THERE WERE NO pom-poms in sight in Mulberry Place tonight as John Biggs presented his new Advisory Cabinet to the Council – but as so many of the cheer-leaders were in the said Advisory Cabinet, there was no one left ...

A PASSER-BY came to the aid of two women as they were being attack by a group of teenagers – and ended up being stabbed. Fortunately, although his wound required hospital treatment it was not too serious and he was ...

Emdad Rahman SPLASH LIFESKILLS youngsters from Poplar have been using the month of Ramadan to increase their community activities. A small group of young people led by youth worker Amrana Begum visited Sonali Gardens community care centre and old people’s ...