POP MUSIC was once so new and daring: it’s shocking to think that it’s over 50 years old. Some standards have been around for over half a century… What, then, were we listening to 50 years ago? It was an ...
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Police seek suspect in violent Dalston robbery
POLICE HAVE released an image of a man they wish to speaks to in connection with a robbery which took place in the Dalston Kingsland Shopping Centre, E8, on 24th April. Police were called out just before 9pm and went ...
Read More »Thought for today 26.05.20
WHAT WILL our “new normal” look like? To inform our debate, our “thoughts” this month will feature quotes from iconoclasts who want to see freedom, equality and justice for the many. Here’s a controversial iconoclast challenging us to take an ...
Read More »Coalition resists post-Corona war drive
THE PANDEMIC is not over – and as countries struggle to cope with the situation at home, there are worrying signs that the US, and perhaps some allies, may respond to the pressure with bellicose statements. The Stop the War ...
Read More »Competitive sport is back – but only behind closed doors
THE GOVERNMENT has announced that competitive sport may resume in the UK from Monday, 1st June – but only after the governing bodies of the individual sports concerned have assessed the risk, and only as long as there are no ...
Read More »Five arrests and knives seized after Stepney Green stabbing
POLICE investigating a stabbing near Stepney Green Tube station, which took place on 5th April, have arrested five young men. They have also seized a number of weapons, including two large knives. The stabbing took place just before 11pm. The ...
Read More »Thought for today 25.05.20
WHAT WILL our “new normal” look like? To inform our debate, our “thoughts” this month will feature quotes from iconoclasts who want to see freedom, equality and justice for the many. One of the questions we need to address is ...
Read More »Thought for today 24.05.20
WHAT WILL our “new normal” look like? To inform our debate, our “thoughts” this month will feature quotes from iconoclasts who want to see freedom, equality and justice for the many. How do we conduct this debate? Can the oppressed ...
Read More »Island Network delivers 2,000th meal
Emdad Rahman THE ISLAND NETWORK’S Covid-19 Support Group on the Isle if Dogs has delivered its 2,135th food pack since the Lockdown started. Island Network volunteers distribute weekly meals and food packs to over 150 needy residents on the Island ...
Read More »Two arrests after Chingford man is murdered
POLICE ARE investigating the murder of Mark Baker, 62, from Chingford. He was found unconscious, with a head injury, in Peacock Close, Walthamstow, in the last minutes of Sunday, 19th April. The London Ambulance Service went to Peacock Close and ...
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