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. ...

THE KILLING of Ricky Hayden was manslaughter, not murder, said the Old Bailey today – at the conclusion of the trial of Tommy Roome, 20, of Rams Grove, Romford. Ricky Hayden was killed outside his home in Gibbfield Close in ...

Emdad Rahman AMINUL ISLAM SHIHAN was 81 not out as Ayaz Karim’s Scintilla made quick work of Challengers CC in the latest round of the National Cricket League. Challengers won the toss and batted first, with Mostafa hitting 70 for ...

Emdad Rahman Dr Kali Pradip Chaudhuri, the Chair and founder of the KPC Group of companies, met a small group of community figures to discuss community development and progress during a short stop-over in the UK. The KPC Group is a ...