Md Ismael THE TOWER HAMLETS Muslim Staff Forum (THMSF) held a Dementia Friends awareness session during a lunchtime seminar in the council chambers at Mulberry Place. The session was delivered by Dementia Friends Champion Emdad Rahman, from the Attendance and ...

Emdad Rahman A whole host of boxing personalities were in attendance as a campaign to “KO Racism” was launched at the Spotlight Youth Centre in London. The groundbreaking event was supported by the Mayor of London. “KO Racism” was founded ...

THE AFRA Awards were presented at a gala evening on 1st August. Watch the ceremony and join in the fun, via LB24TV. (We are sorry this is not smello-vision or taste-o-vision – but it is the next best thing!) •For ...

AUGUST BEGAN with a colourful splash as top practitioners from across the food scene stepped forward to collect their first ever Asian Food and Restaurant (AFRA) awards during a glittering gala night at London’s Montcalm Hotel. South Asians made a ...

ISLAMIC RELIEF is working to bring water to the population of Qoyta, a town in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. Climate change and global warming have led to the town suffering prolonged drought. Some 28,000 households are facing food insecurity ...

THE PUBLIC has been disturbed by the number of recent instances of violent crime taking place in parts of Newham. Now the Newham Borough Commander, Chief Superintendent Ade Adelekan, has issued the following statement, in which he suggests that the ...

THE CHARITY Human Appeal has produced an “Ultimate Hajj Checklist” to help those making the sacred pilgrimage to Makkah this Dhul Hijjah to ensure that they are well prepared. The Checklist will help pilgrims avoid leaving anything important behind so ...

POLICE WERE called out at just past 10pm on Monday, 31st July after gunshots were heard in or around Woodman Street, North Woolwich, E16. The officers must have thought it was groundhog day: less than 24 hours earlier, they had responded ...

ATTACK TOOK place in the wooded area adjacent to Weavers Fields last Tuesday. Two young teenagers were set upon by two older men of Eastern European appearance who spoke to each other in what appeared to be an Eastern European ...

THE CANNING TOWN area of Newham is becoming a hotbed of serious crime. June ended with a woman being charged with murder and now July has ended with a second man being seriously injured as a result of a shooting. ...