Police in Hackney are appealing for information after an elderly lady was a victim of a bogus caller at her home in Stoke Newington. The incident occurred at approximately 11:30am on Tuesday, 8th December in Durley Road, N16. The victim, ...
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Carols by Candlelight supports dementia
TV’s Ruth Langsford hosted 600 guests at the Alzheimer’s Society’s dementia-friendly carol concert on 15th December, raising over £23,000 for the Society. This brings the total amount raised by Carols by Candlelight London to £59,000 over the last three years. ...
Read More »SPLASH youngsters serve the elderly
Emdad Rahman Participants from the SPLASH Youth Leadership programme have been spending their free time actively helping and engaging with older community residents. Small teams of young people have been visiting three different Old Peoples’ Residential Homes (Sonali Gardens, Duncan Court ...
Read More »Theatre Royal Stratford East announces 2016 programme
While the curtain goes up each night on this year’s Panto, Robin Hood, staff at East London’s Theatre Royal have found a moment to present their programme for next year. It’s also been announced that the theatre achieved 86% capacity ...
Read More »Aminah is a success at the Young Muslim writers Awards
Emdad Rahman Aminah Jasmine Rahman fulfilled a lifelong ambition to be an award-winning poet after the youngster won the Key Stage 2 poetry award at the annual Young Muslim Writers Awards for 2015. The glittering event was held at Senate ...
Read More »Youngsters hold market stall to raise disability awareness
Emdad Rahman Young people spent the best part of a day at Chrisp Street Market to engage with the neighbourhood and raise awareness of the services the Tower Project provides. Students ran a market stall selling cards, Christmas crafts and ...
Read More »Race card may be trumps for Donald
Donald Trump’s suggestion that Muslims should be barred from entering the USA has elicited a storm of protest around the world – with a community gathering outside the East London Mosque last Friday joining in – but has also elicited ...
Read More »Front National routed at polls – but not in the nation’s hearts
On 6th December, the far right Front National (FN) came first in half the regions in mainland France in the first round of the regional elections. Tonight, a week later, as the polls close at the end of the second ...
Read More »Paris Climate Chance Agreement: spin or substance?
Representatives of over 190 countries at a climate change summit in Paris came to a historic agreement on 12th December… or so they tell us. Is it enough to save the world? The stakes are high. The risk to the ...
Read More »Clifford Chance autism link develops human rights
It’s 15 years since law firm Clifford Chance set up a partnership with The National Autistic Society (NAS), and at the end of last month staff members and volunteers joined with families to celebrate. The association has seen 151 families ...
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