Emdad Rahman A day after the return of Parkrun UK, London saw runners return to the streets to take part in ASICS London 10K, produced by Limelight Sports Club – the largest closed road celebration of running since March 2020. ...
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John Biggs holds virtual meeting on building safety
ARE YOU worried about the safety of your home? Tower Hamlets Executive Mayor John Biggs is holding a virtual meeting at 7pm on Thursday, 22nd July which will focus on this question. The Executive Mayor has tweeted that he wants ...
Read More »London Sportif launches All Stars
Emdad Rahman London Sportif has arranged an eight week cricket festival in association with All Stars and Dynamos cricket. Sessions will take place every Tuesday at Victoria Park for the next seven weeks – and they are a great way to ...
Read More »Bonner Primary School: do Muslim children’s lives matter?
WHAT MESSAGE does it send out when a school closes to assist its children (and staff) to mark a Christian holy day, but remains open on a Muslim holy day? That’s the question that Bonner Primary School in Tower Hamlets ...
Read More »Newham man guilty of child sex abuse
A MAN has been found guilty of sexually abusing a child after a hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court last month. The guilty man is William Powell, 66, of East Ham Manor Way, Beckton. The Court heard that in May 2018 ...
Read More »Mayor thanks volunteers – a year after shafting the workers
JULY BEGAN WITH a day out at the Art Pavilion in Mile End for Tower Hamlets Executive Mayor John Biggs. The visit was organised so that he could thank the volunteers who have kept it – and many other extra ...
Read More »Bethnal Green man gets 9 years for grenade plot
HE WAS TRYING to buy a grenade – with a view to using it in an attack on a police station. This much was discovered by the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command. What remains unclear is why he wanted to ...
Read More »Starmer’s broom still trying to sweep away dissent
AS BLAIRTE Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer battles to stamp his authority on the Labour Party, voting has started on the membership of the Conference Arrangements Committee (CAC). It may – it does – sound like the dullest election ever, ...
Read More »Freedom 50 cyclists complete historic Oldham to London ride
Emdad Rahman A GROUP OF cyclists have completed “Freedom 50” – a historic cycle ride 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence. It is a national initiative which has seen individuals and organisations coming together to form a collective to celebrate this ...
Read More »Isle of Dogs gun dealer sent down for five years
A MAN WHO lives on the Isle of Dogs has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison for his part in the supply of a gun and ammunition. Police continue to seek Danielle Forde, 31, of Manchester ...
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