London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone spent a day in Tower Hamlets on 23rd January meeting

Mohammedan 1 – 0 Bricklane Although the scoreline may suggest another quiet, dull, cold afternoon in Victoria  Park, this highly anticipated action packed derby proved to be quite the opposite. The exhilarating game itself was intensely fought, with battles taking place in every department ...

Colin Barrow, the embattled Leader of Westminster City Council, finally bowed to the inevitable by

James Frankcom: As the rumours surrounding the position of Tower Hamlets Councillor Shelina Akhtar circulate, East London News has spoken exclusively with Cllr Shelina Akhtar herself. Cllr Akhtar explained that legal advice has prevented her from countering the negative presumptions ...

A Bangladeshi man is being hailed a hero after his actions and quick thinking helped prevent serious

Peabody’s public consultation meeting on 7th November saw Councillors Rabina Khan and Alibor Choudhury

The ‘RUN’ installation has been created by internationally-renowned artist Monica Bonvicini. The artwork is made up of three ninemetre-tall letters forming the word RUN in capital letters, each weighing ten tonnes. It will be largest standalone sculpture on the Park ...

Peabody commits Friday the 13th massacre. Cultural vandals! Peabody Housing Association used to believe in providing quality housing for those in need. The second week in January saw it showing its true colours as it trampled over the wishes of ...

Arrests were made and one man was hospitalised after a fight broke out between a small group of EDL supporters and local men close to the East London Mosque on Saturday, 14th January. Metropolitan Police were alerted at around 5pm ...

In May 2010, the people of Tower Hamlets voted in a referendum to introduce a directly elected Mayor