The Parliamentary Tiffin Cup used to be described as an award which celebrated culinary diversity. Now George Shaw, Editor of the Good Curry Guide is calling on MPs to revive the Cup to help South Asian restaurants. The Tiffin Cup ...

IT’S SEXUAL HEALTH Awareness Week. Tower Hamlets Council is marking the week by holding an event outside the Town Hall from 10.30am to 4pm on Thursday, 17th September. There will be a testing van outside the Town Hall and you ...

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump makes some pretty outstanding claims – but this one is surely a contender for “claim of the century”. A man called Chris Martz posted a comment on X on 12th September, commenting on the lack of ...

DEPUTY MAYOR Cllr Maium Talukdar took time out of his busy schedule last Saturday to visit a health fair in Launch Street on the Isle of Dogs last Thursday, 10th September. And he joined in what was going on – ...

A FIRE in Newham damaged most of the ground floor and a small part of the first floor on Tuesday. An outbuilding also suffered some damage. Calls came in to Fire Control Officers at 10.10pm. Four fire engines – from ...

WE ALL fear falling ill – especially with those serious conditions such as a heart attack, a stroke or diabetes. However, there are ways to help yourself avoid the worst problems – by “knowing your numbers”. These serious conditions don’t ...

FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. We’re back on track ...

A FIRE in a flat on the 17th floor of a 22-storey residential tower block has left a man dead. The alarm was raised in the early morning, with calls reaching the London Fire Brigade Control Centre at 4.35am. Ten ...

HEAD OVER to Victoria Park (quickly, run!) to enjoy the finals weekend of the Mayor’s Cricket Cup 2026. A quick post on Tower Hamlets Council’s X page reminds us that these finals are taking place today, Saturday, and tomorrow, Sunday. ...

MILE END ROAD was closed between the junctions with Burdett Road and Cambridge Heath road on Friday, 11th September as firefighters tackled a blaze near Stepney Green Tube station. The fire was in a ground floor fast food restaurant and ...