A JURY HAS now found Trevelle Rowland, 34, guilty of murder, dangerous driving and two counts of attempted grievous bodily harm after two incidents – one in East Ham and another in Barking. It was the early hours of Sunday, ...
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Jolly Rancher sweets may pose danger
SWEETS sold under the name “Jolly Rancher” and manufactured by The Hershey Company may contain Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons (MOAH). The Food Standards Agency (FSA) advises people not to eat them. The FSA has also advised retailers to stop selling ...
Read More »Mayor Lutfur Rahman claims “best youth offer in the country”
FROM 8 TO 180,000 – that’s the story of how Tower Hamlets Youth Services has progressed from the Labour ragbag of provision to the unified, coherent Young Tower Hamlets today. Eight? That was the number of youth centres which Labour ...
Read More »How long can Rohingya last in limbo?
IT MAY take months. It may even take years. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is hearing a case about how Myanmar is treating the Rohingya people – but the process could be a very slow road to justice. The ...
Read More »Super Bowl is coming – with a London Watch Party
SUPER BOWL is a spectacle – and the US wants to share. The National Football League (NFL) season finale will take place on Sunday, 8th February, and there will be official Watch Parties in seven countries. Parties will offer fans ...
Read More »Robert “Westferry scandal” Jenrick jumps ship
KEMY BADENOCH must be fuming. She was having quite a good week – made some strong points at and even got some jokes into Prime Minister’s Question Time, and looking like a Conservative Party Leader. Then it all went wrong. ...
Read More »Make 2026 the year to Be Well – with a Special Offer
NEW YEAR resolutions to make 2026 your year to “be well” will be easier to keep in Tower Hamlets with the Council’s New Year’s membership offers. It starts with “4 months for the price of 3” on standard membership. There’s ...
Read More »Bowie remembered, ten years on
IT WAS SHOCK news. Ten years ago, on 11th January 2016, the UK woke up to the news that music legend David Bowie had passed away. The fact that he had been ill had been kept secret from the public. ...
Read More »Fire brigade warns of ice danger
WATER SAFETY is not only an issue for the warm summer months, warns the London Fire Brigade. Icy conditions during the winter bring problems of their own. This is a serious concern for Tower Hamlets. The borough’s southern border is ...
Read More »Sainsbury’s recalls its cooked lamb shoulder
ALLERGIES are serious – and when they are severe, exposure to the substance which causes the allergic reaction can be fatal. Sainsbury’s have recognised the danger which accidental exposure can pose, and the supermarket recalled one of its lamb products ...
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