TOWER HAMLETS came out on top at the annual Metropolitan Police Volunteer Police Cadets (VPC) awards last week. The borough’s VPC Co-ordinator Steve Austin was named Co-ordinator of the year. Steve received his award from The Lord-Lieutenant of London, Sir ...

Ismael Rahman Scintilla Cricket Club have launched their new kit and held a press day ahead of the new Essex County Cricket League and the Essex Sunday League. The occasion was marked at the club’s new home at Goodmayes Park ...

THE MURDER OF Liam Harman, 28, has been solved – with the conviction of Cedric Kiyago, 21, who was found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey last week. He will return to the Court on 4th May for sentencing. ...

A DAGENHAM WOMAN stole over £10,000 from a vulnerable man who thought she was helping him through the kindness of her heart. The money was taken in a series of calculating cons – but the guilty woman saved her best ...

Emdad Rahman The 2018 East End Health Network Health Fair promises to be bigger and better, with more organisations holding stalls, providing specialised services and running insightful workshops focusing on – amongst other issues – diabetes and how to manage ...

THE MAN WHO threw acid over two cousins sat in a car in Beckton has been sent to jail for 16 years for each offence – with a further four years extended licence. The jail terms are to be served ...

HAVE YOU SEEN a man hanging round Hoxton – in the Wimbourne Street and Shaftesbury Street area? A woman has been stabbed in a lift in a Hoxton block – and police believe the suspect may have been hanging round ...

Muhammad Rahman A CLOSE encounter in the Inner London Football League saw Stepney see off champions London Tigers 2-1 in an entertaining Thursday night clash.  Sham Zaman and Muktadir Ali combined to set up Mufi Uddin, who opened the scoring ...

THE GOVERNMENT has suffered a defeat on the EU Withdrawal Bill – the legislation which will make Brexit happen. It happened in the House of Lords, which voted on the issue of whether the UK should negotiate a UK/EU customs ...

NO SOONER had the Chancellor given a glowing account of the economy in his Spring statement than Toys R Us announced it was going into administration with the loss of 3,000 jobs. Since then there have been further announcements of ...