TONIGHT, The Tuesday Show asks why residents seem to be treated as an inconvenience by any authority trying to redevelop East London or to provide public services. ELN editor Jenny Fisher is joined by two community activists from Lansbury ward ...

LAST MONTH saw another fatal stabbing on the Isle of Dogs – and the Island Network lost no time in calling its member organisations together, to meet representatives of the local police and housing providers. The meeting had a single ...

Emdad Rahman WHITECHAPEL-BASED Weavers FC have been crowned Vets Champions of the Thursday Vets League (TVL) 15 Premier Division 2021 after battling the title decider with rivals Beaumont FC in a high-octane finale for the summit.  The pitch was bustling ...

Brick Lane Circle is launching a new series of monthly stand-up comedy nights on 16th October 2021. This first show features Edinburgh/HBO star Darius Davies with The Impish Scribe, Sharlin Jahan, Gbemi Oladipo, Asif Baul MC and Ollie Fox. The ...

THE THIRD Chase the Moon 5k and 10k runs take place on Wednesday, 6th October in Hyde Park, courtesy of RunThrough. The run takes you around the flat paths of Hyde Park – a venue with lots of potential for ...

Emdad Rahman ROFIKUL ISLAM BCAc is among the 27 extraordinary people selected to receive the distinguished British Citizen Award – a nationally recognised award for individuals in the UK who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and social activism within in their ...

A MAN WITH STAB wounds was found by the emergency services during the early hours of 10th September. He was in a residential property in Ringlet Close, E16 – which is just south of Newham Way in Canning Town. Although ...

Muhammad Hamza SYLHET DISTRICT have been crowned champions of the Bangladesh District Cup 2021. After a year of postponement due to lockdown and the Coronavirus pandemic the cricket championships returned – played outdoors for the very first time at Seven Kings ...

IT’S NINE YEARS in jail for Georgis Kefeyalew, 45, of Silvertown, E16. That was the sentence handed down to the convicted drug dealer when he appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court last week. Kefeyalew had already been convicted of: •intent to ...

Emdad Rahman THE TEAM AT Company Drinks welcomed the community back to their home and garden in Barking Park with a wide range of attractions – including tours of the garden, hands-on workshops and the launch of new art and ...