John “two jobs” Biggs has taken time out of his busy schedule juggling with two full-time jobs to steer through a new contract for advertising in some of the borough’s bus shelters. Beijing may have nine million bicycles, but Tower ...
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Twits on Thursday (2)
Listen to brief highlights of phone calls between the then US President Bill Clinton and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair – two of the most powerful men in the world at the time. It’s little wonder we are in such ...
Read More »February highlights at the Barbican
It’s a Jazz Bonanza down at the Barbican next month, as the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (JLCO) returns for their fourth International Associate residency. The residency includes three special features: saxophonist Wayne Shorter in concert; a ...
Read More »MPs discuss the future of the historic environment
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Civic Societies will today host a meeting in Parliament to consider how communities can play a greater role in protecting our heritage. Tower Hamlets has a great deal of multi-cultural heritage – but ...
Read More »Lutfur Rahman: is it time for a fair hearing?
On 23rd April – St George’s Day – last year, the first directly-elected Muslim mayor, Lutfur Rahman, a man who had won two boroughwide elections in Tower Hamlets, was dismissed from office at the stroke of a pen from a ...
Read More »Taslima, Ubayda & Afreen get weightlifting
Emdad Rahman The Oaklands Weightlifters fielded three stellar athletes at the first session of a three-part London Junior Weightlifting Series this weekend. Taslima Begum, Ubayda Choudhury, and Afreen Akthar appeared in the Tower Hamlets Youth and Junior Weightlifting Club’s colours at ...
Read More »Breaking news: Lutfur Rahman wins right to appeal “spiritual influence”
Lutfur Rahman’s lawyers attended the High Court today to ask the Court for permission to apply for a Judicial Review into the Election Court’s ruling earlier this year that Lutfur Rahman should be removed from office. They were granted permission ...
Read More »The Peoples FA Cup – Grassroots football at its finest
Emdad Rahman Team Legend played in The Peoples FA Cup on Saturday at The Norwegian Playing Fields at Power League Newham. To be honest, we turned up to have a bit of fun and do our bit to promote and ...
Read More »Sup your soup for Syria
South London’s Borough Market may seem a long way to go for a bowl of soup, but it’s easier to get there than you may think. You can get to London Bridge Tube Station via the Jubilee Line (from Canary ...
Read More »Did you witness this local racist assault?
Two men singled out Muslim passengers for attack on a local Tube train last Saturday, 16th January. The following is an eye witness account from one of the victims. Did you see this attack? If so, please contact the police ...
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