IT IS BAD ENOUGH that the General Secretary of a national trade union has had to step in and point out it will support its members in Tower Hamlets, who are opposing the Labour Mayor’s plan to impose new contracts ...
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Police issue image as man preys on girl on Hackney bus
POLICE ARE traying to identify and locate the man in this picture, taken from CCTV after an incident last year on a W15 bus. The incident occurred at around 4.40pm on Wednesday, 16th October. A teenage girl got on to ...
Read More »Thought for today 01.05.20
WHAT BETTER way to mark International Workers Day than with a quote from the late, great Tony Benn? It’s often repeated – but so well worth learning and applying to most political situations. “If one meets a powerful person – ...
Read More »Tune in to show support for Waltham Forest NHS workers
WE ALL appreciate what our health and care workers are going through – as the weekly “clap for the NHS” at 8pm on Thursdays shows. They are not just doing their jobs but going above and beyond as they care ...
Read More »Elderly couple attacked in Hornchurch robbery
THE BURGLARY was violent. Three, or maybe four, young men went into the home of an elderly couple via the back door. Intent on finding money, they set out to terrify the couple until they got it. The attack took ...
Read More »Thought for today 30.04.20
HERE’S OUR final thought on peace – for this month at least. We end with a statement from a world figure who saw the relevance of keeping our goals in the front of our minds. At this strange time, we ...
Read More »Unison Gen Sec pledges support to see off “Tower Rewards”
UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis joined the May Day virtual rally called by Tower Hamlets Unison on Friday – and pledged that the national union would support local workers fighting “Tower Rewards”. Tower Rewards – re-named “Tower Robbery” by the ...
Read More »Thought for today 29.04.20
HERE’S OUR penultimate “thought” on peace – from a US president with a military background who was probably more a warmonger than a peacemonger, a supporter of the status quo with some mitigating factors. Whether intended or otherwise, his dry ...
Read More »Police seek witnesses after fatal collision in Newham
THE NUMBER of fatal road incidents may be down because locked down London is seeing less traffic, but police are still seeking help from the public as they investigate accidents in which people have died. The emergency services were called ...
Read More »Thought for today 28.04.20
THIS IS A simple statement from a man who epitomises peace – as a dream and as a way of life – yet he led a revolution. Are we doing all we can to keep that revolution alive – and ...
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