THE PRIVATE TAXI FIRM Uber has lost the second round in its battle to avoid paying its drivers the full rate for the job – and the company now intends to appeal to the Court of Appeal and, if necessary, ...
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Runaway bus terror in Hackney
PEDESTRIANS WERE terrified yesterday as a 254 bus appeared to go out of control in Lower Clapton Road, Hackney. The bus drove into the vehicles in front of it, pushing them down the road. The incident happened just after 4.30pm, ...
Read More »Reward offered a year after Ilford killing
ZIGGY WORRELL-OWUSU died on 27th October 2016, and to mark the first anniversary of his death Crimestoppers have put up a £10,000 reward for information which leads to a successful prosecution. Ziggy, from Hackney, lost his life at a party ...
Read More »Man sought after violent assault in Redbridge
IT WAS AROUND 2am on Sunday, 22nd October when the emergency services received a report that a man had been injured near a Marks & Spencer supermarket in George Lane, Woodford. The Ambulance Service and found an unconscious 30 year ...
Read More »Chattak hold victory reception
Emdad Rahman The local football community turned out in force as Whitechapel-based Chattak FC held a victory reception at The Atrium, Brick Lane to commemorate their fairytale success in the 2017 Greater Sylhet Cup. The evening started with a film ...
Read More »MCM London Comic Con is a great success
THE SECOND MCM London Comic Con of 2017 – the 32nd show overall – has now closed its doors after a successful three day celebration of pop culture featuring UK exclusives, iconic celebrities, superheroes, and thousands of pop culture fans, ...
Read More »Shrouded – a film you’ll never forget
SHROUDED IS A very short film – but it lives with you for days after you’ve watched it. In its tiny form it is a film of jarring contradictions and shuddering earthquakes that make you confront your prejudices and your expectations. ...
Read More »Man jailed for East London robberies
A MAN WHO ROBBED a pawnbrokers and a bank in Hackney – in one case threatening a shopkeeper with a knife – has been jailed for a total of over eight years. The offences were committed by Dane Seraphin, 35, ...
Read More »Police Cadet Programme needs Leaders
THE VOLUNTEER POLICE CADET Programme (VPC) is a youth engagement and diversion programme supported by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). It’s for young people aged 10 to 24 years and it gives them the chance to learn about policing skills, ...
Read More »Beckton sex attacker caught on CCTV
POLICE HAVE released CCTV footage of a man they wish to speak to in connection with an incident in Beckton on Sunday, 8th October when a woman was subjected to a sexual assault. A woman was walking along Valiant Way ...
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