A REMINDER of the community spirit that used to exist in Tower Hamlets years ago has been given by Tower Hamlets Homes (THH) – the managing agent for the Council’s remaining housing stock. THH looks after around 20,000 properties on ...

REPORTS CAME IN to the police that two men had been stabbed in Major Road, Stratford, at just past 7pm on 17th March. The emergency services attended and found two injured men. The London Ambulance Service took the two men, ...

As Bangladesh celebrates its golden anniversary, Mak Kunwar reflects on the country’s achievements – and on developments which are giving cause for concern. “The struggle now is the struggle for our emancipation; the struggle now is the struggle for our ...

IT WAS  3.45pm on 12th March when reports came in to the emergency services that someone had been stabbed in Hulse Avenue, Barking. The police and London Ambulance Service attended and found a 16 year old victim with stab wounds. ...

A NEW platform which is seeking to encourage digital business was launched last Monday, 22nd March. The Platform – Pathfinder – has announced that it aims to catalyse innovation, growth, business opportunities. The platform hopes that its work will lead ...

A BOY HAS been charged with robbery and possession of a bladed article after an incident in Ilford in which a 20 year old man was stabbed. He is just twelve years old – not even a teenager. The stabbing ...

A MASSIVE FIRE devastated the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on 22nd March. The scale of the disaster is so great that the Muslim Professionals Forum (MPF) has called on the international community to step in and help. ...

A POLICE surveillance operation stopped a man from carrying out a terrorist attack. What he was planning to do and where he wanted to do it is not clear: but from the weapons he tried to obtain, innocent people were ...

Muhammad Hamza A MEGA-TALENTED eight year old from Barking & Dagenham has debuted his new book – Space Teddy, which was inspired by Mr Bean. The Manor Junior School pupil was motivated by his parents, supported by his brothers and ...

AN INCIDENT took place in Pownall Road, Hackney, E8 on 31st January – and after a police investigation of a little over a month, three young men were arrested. All three have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. The ...