CHRISTMAS DINNER went to plan at St James the Less Church in Bethnal Green – with the customary support of Muslim Aid. Volunteers from the local charity showed off their kitchen skills by helping to plate up servings of turkey ...

GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS to change the way in which schools are funded could see nearly three quarters of London’s schools having to cut down their budgets. The warning comes from London Councils, the organisation which represents the 33 Councils in London ...

A NEW REPORT from the London Assembly Transport Committee has suggested radical new measures be taken to curb traffic in London. The report’s been welcomed by London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport, Val Shawcross. She wants to see City Hall being “smarter ...

RESIDENTS IN THE south of the borough will be keeping Wednesday, 8th February free – so they can discuss the future of the Isle of Dogs with the Tower Hamlets Mayor, John Biggs. The meeting is one of the occasional ...

LABOUR MAYOR of Tower Hamlets John Biggs was left red-faced after his Administration put out a press release referring to his predecessor as “Luther Rahman”. “Lutfur Rahman” is probably one of the best known names in Tower Hamlets. The Borough’s ...

Emdad Rahman STUDENTS OF THE Yusuf Academy in North London are supporting needy children of similar age to them in one of the world’s most troubled countries. The youngsters filled up 90 bags with brand new toys for Ummah Welfare Trust ...

LABOUR’S FORMER Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, may have to defend himself before a Court in connection with his role in “rendition”. This is the practice undertaken by the USA during the “war on terror” which saw them in effect kidnapping ...

LABOUR’S SHADOW Sports Minister, the newly elected MP for Tooting Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, has called on the Premiership to do more to improve access to stadia where premiership games are played. Her comments came after the House of Commons Culture, ...

KAREN BROCK, the head of the Tower Hamlets Arts & Music Education Service (THAMES), was awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours list. Ms Brock received the award in recognition of her services to education. Ms Brock said, “I ...

POLICE ARE appealing for witnesses after a 24 year old woman was raped in Victoria Park in the early hours of Friday, 13th January. The woman had spent the evening with friends and was walking through the Park near Grove Road ...