ONLY KIDDING! The last full Tower Hamlets council meeting of 2024, held on 20th November, took place under a blanket of calm respect. But it was only superficial: under the blanket seethed the usual passions over who should be governing ...

WHEN PEOPLE in Nashville USA are feeling “peckish”, where better to go than to Dave’s Hot Chicken? And the good news is that there’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you to sample this tasty treat this week – on Wednesday, 20th ...

“IT WAS perfect, it’s something I’ve dreamt of,” West Ham Captain Jarrod Bowen told ITV after England played Ireland on Sunday, 17th November. England won the match 5-0. “… when you finish your career, you want to tell your grandkids, ...

CHRISTMAS IS coming – and another two weeks off school for kids large and small. But if your littles are enchanted with lego, why not enter their Christmas competition? The prize is a party for ten legoists at the nearest ...

YIKES! Do you remember the warnings in recent years about not taking too many antibiotics (especially for conditions they cannot cure)? The predicted consequences are here – and London is coming off worst. Antibiotics were a miracle drug. They killed ...

ALDI HAS recalled Let’s Party Vegetable Bao Buns. The product contains meat (duck) and sesame – but neither ingredient is mentioned on the product label. No vegetarian would want to take a bit of what they thought was a tasty ...

WHAT’S THE biggest moan on the Isle of Dogs? Strictly speaking, we don’t know – we haven’t done a proper survey. But we do know that lots of people are concerned, worried and annoyed by the “boy racer” phenomenon. Young ...

We spoke to Deputy Mayor Cllr Maium Talukdar, Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning and councillor for Canary Wharf ward about the women’s takeover of the Tiller Road Be Well Centre. “Lutfur Rahman promised,” said Cllr Talukdar, “and ...

GAZA, PALESTINE: we have not forgotten, and we are still taking action to support you! One of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s (PCS’s) key campaigns is to persuade Barclays Bank to stop funding the Israeli state’s genocidal attack on the people ...

THESE QMW students look happy enough, tinkering about with bits of kit and computers – but they are taking part in projects that could help locals in Tower Hamlets as well as giving a lifeline to populations around the world. ...