A Hackney man was found in possession of cannabis and an offensive weapon (a knife) on 11th April – and just two days later he was in Court, pleading guilty. He has been remanded in custody, and within a month ...
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Is the economy looking up?
CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond will be delighted with the news that unemployment for the last quarter fell by 16,000 to 1.42 million. The unemployment rate is now 4.2% – the lowest since May 1975 – and the number of people in ...
Read More »Imitation gun – but real jail sentence
IT’S NOT CLEAR why Peter Brown, 29, of Stanford-Le-Hope thought it was a good idea to wave an imitation firearm at a group of youngsters out on Wellington Road, Newham – but it won him a ten year, nine month ...
Read More »Urgent: accomplice sought after Ilford assault
POLICE NEED help finding a second man who was involved in an unprovoked attack in Ilford last November. A suspect will be on trial next week – and police are still looking for his accomplice. The assault occurred just after ...
Read More »ELMT seeks archivist
THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE TRUST (ELMT) is looking for an archivist to manage and develop its growing Archive Collection. The ELMT would like to organise the many documents it already holds into a structured archive of the formal records of ...
Read More »Fatal stabbing in Forest Gate
AN EAST LONDON teenager died last night after being stabbed in Forest Gate, Newham. He is thought to have been just 18 years old. This morning, police cordons were still up around the scene. The emergency services received a call ...
Read More »Jail for scout leader who preyed on Newham youngsters
HE WAS IN A position of trust as a Scout Leader, but Antony Allen betrayed that trust – and now he has been sentenced to 11 years in jail after being convicted of a series of sexual offences against minors. ...
Read More »Neighbours in Poplar make deliveries to Calais refugees
Muhammad Rahman A DELEGATION FROM Neighbours in Poplar have returned after spending a day in Calais, France, as part of an aid deployment to support refugees and migrants. They delivered arts, crafts and footballs to Calais refugees. Sister Christine Frost ...
Read More »Clapton murder victim named
The man who died outside a bookmaker’s in Upper Clapton Road, Hackney, on 4th April has been named as Babatunde Akintayo Awofeso (also known as Bobby), aged 53, from Springfield. Despite receiving emergency medical treatment, Mr Awofeso died at the ...
Read More »Docklands FC crowned Rohingya football tournament champs
Emdad Rahman THE SECOND veterans football tournament to support the Rohingya people of Myanmar saw Docklands FC crowned champions as eight teams took to the field to chase that elusive title. The football festival was organised by Team Rohingya, in partnership ...
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