CHESHIRE POLICE have confirmed that they were called out in the early hours of Saturday morning, 26th October, to investigate reports of an assault in the market town of Frodsham, near Manchester – birthplace of Gary Barlow. A short video ...
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Memorial Vigil to mark those lost this year
A VIGIL will be held on Sunday afternoon in Bethnal Green Gardens, next to Bethnal Green Tube station. This is a memorial event, held under the slogan “We will remember them. Paestinian lives matter.” Palestian voices will join those of ...
Read More »Diwali takes over Trafalgar Square on Sunday
LONDON MAYOR Sadiq Khan is reminding Londoners that Diwail on the Square takes place this Sunday. The celebration will be taking over Trafalgar Square and all Londoners are invited. Diwali – usually translated as the “festival of lights” is a ...
Read More »Children hurt in shocking stabbing
THREE PEOPLE were injured yesterday, Friday, 25th October, in First Avenue, Dagenham. One victim was a woman who is thought to be in her 30s. Two children were also hurt: a girl and a boy who are thought to be ...
Read More »Labour Party: stand back, there’s nothing to see!
ELN COMMENT: WHERE HAS the Labour Party gone? Well, yes – into Government. And ministers don’t need the Labour Party website so much, as their press releases can now appear on ministerial press sites. But have they forgotten about the ...
Read More »Two charged with Newham murder
AHMED DEEN-JAH was stabbed to death in Freemasons Road, Custom House, Newham, back on 2nd April 2017. Now two men have been arrested and charged with murdering him. They are: •Lekan Akinsoji, aged 26, of no fixed above; •Sundjata Keita, ...
Read More »Don’t we just need more homes?
TOWER HAMLETS Council has been successful in applying to the Make Every Adult Matter (MEAM) Network. Yes, we’re delighted to. What does it mean? No idea, really. The announcement came in a Council press release dated 23rd October. This much ...
Read More »Nasty, dangerous – and banned from next June
THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT has done a good thing by promising to enact one of the previous Tory Government’s plans. Now there’s a sentence you don’t hear often. The cause of all this joy is that the Government has announeced that ...
Read More »Lutfur Rahman says Bangla Drama fills us with hope
AS THE “Season of Bangla Drama” comes of age with its 21st annual theatre festival, Tower Hamlets Executive Mayor Lutfur Rahman has congratulated all involved. “We are so proud that Tower Hamlets continues to champion this fantastic platform for homegrown ...
Read More »More mustard product recalls after peanut scare
CHECK YOUR cupboards! A food company FGS Ingredients Ltd, which produces spices has found out that some of the mustard it supplies to other food manufacturers has been contaminated by peanuts. Those manufactuerers have used the contaminated mustard to make ...
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