EU leaders are meeting today, on the eve of International Women’s Day, to plan how to deal with migrants in the EU, those hammering on doors and those yet to arrive. The result of their deliberations is likely to increase ...

Emdad Rahman Staff from Langdon Park School rolled up their sleeves to support a local centre by serving their homeless guests. The Learning Support Team at the Poplar school invested time and money in cooking a number of delicious curries ...

A case study of the Holland Estate and why top down approaches to urban planning can only ever offer partial, skewed and arguably irrational solutions to London’s housing crisis. By Dr Alex Rhys-Taylor For the past two years the residents of ...

Emdad Rahman A 700-strong audience was thoroughly entertained at a cultural gala organised by the Community Languages Service of Tower Hamlets and which paid tribute to community languages and the variety of cultures across Tower Hamlets. Under the able leadership of Mr Showkat Khan, Service Manager of the Community ...

Tower Hamlets FC 1-3 Sporting Bengal Emdad Rahman In an eagerly awaited derby Sporting Bengal United won the bragging rights as Anwar Uddin’s men cruised to a convincing three goal win over their local rivals at Mile End stadium. With ...

London Mayor Boris Johnson is doing his best to plug the gap left by government cuts in local authority funding – by inviting service users to pay for their services direct. He has found £730,000 which he will use to ...

Two exciting Asian films are having their UK premieres in Tower Hamlets next week as part of the 18th Asian Film Festival. Chauranga (Four Colours), pictured above, is the debut feature from critic turned director Bikas Ranjan Mishra, takes its inspiration ...

Cats and ducks are not natural friends. But when a cat gives birth just as ducklings hatch nearby, an unusual cross-species collaboration begins… [Adverts]

Taysir Mahmud St John Ambulance has recognised ordinary people who have done extraordinary things in the City of London and Tower Hamlets. Twenty-six volunteers were recognised at an award giving ceremony held on 23rd February in Barber Surgeons’ Hall in ...

Labour’s John Biggs promised that he would be accountable to his electors and he’s making a start by coming out from the Town Hall to meet the public at sessions he has called the “Mayoral Assembly”. The Assembly is timed ...