A SET of five motions coming to next Wednesday’s Council meeting as the Independent Group of councillors puts forward a strategy to make the Borough a safer place. When he was Deputy Mayor, Cllr Ohid had a special brief for ...

EIGHT BRITONS will be cycling on a Pilgrimage Ride to Saudi Arabia – a journey of over 3,500 miles taking the riders across three continents. The riders will end their journey at Hajj. on the way, they will be raising ...

Emdad Rahman THE ST MATTHIAS Community Centre in Poplar hosted a community lunch to bring a whole host of members of the community together to interact and share experiences.  The joint event with Poplar Hale Street Masjid saw members of ...

Emdad Rahman THE FORMER Bangladesh National Parliament MP Syeda Jebunnessa Haque was the guest of honour as Sylhet Sadar hosted Beanibazar in a Greater Sylhet football friendly at Stepney Green.  Ms Haque is the mother of renowned Bangladeshi goalkeeper Helal Uzzaman, ...

By Md Talha Sylhet Sadar 0-2 Beanibazar BEANIBAZAR MADE IT two out of two with a measured display in the latest Greater Sylhet clash against Sylhet Sadar.  Sylhet manager Jabid Ullah sent out another young and enterprising side intent on ...

THERE’S A photography special on at Up at The O2 on 17th July – to mark its fifth birthday. Members of the public will be able to do the usual climb – but this will be an evening climb, in ...

PUPILS AT Manorfield primary school in Tower Hamlets launched their edible playground last week. No – they’re not down on their knees gnawing at the tarmac. The pupils are growing fruit and veg – and scoffing it when it’s ready for ...

LAST FEBRUARY, Wapping resident Anthony Duggan, 47, rode his motorcycle up West India Dock Road. It was to be his last journey. Just ahead of him was a gritting lorry, bring driven by Peter Wright, 45, of Stanford-Le-Hope. There is ...

RAJA ALI, 33, of Elm Park, was viciously attacked on 25th September last year. He was stabbed 13 times and attacked with a number of weapons – including a hammer, metal poles, baseball bats and at least one knife. He ...

A MAN WHO subjected two Muslim women to an Islamophobic attack is now in jail – and will face ongoing supervision on his release. The offence occurred when Alex Chivers, 36, of Bryanstone Road, Waltham Cross was walking down Hertford ...