Jenny Fisher The Lansbury Estate Mosque has become the first Mosque in Tower Hamlets to become dementia friendly. Friday is the most important day of the week for Muslims worldwide, and it is the day when the Jumuah prayers are ...
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Tube sex crimes unit faces uphill struggle
With the number of sex crimes on London Transport having risen by over a third last year, it’s quite the wrong time to close down the specialist sexual offences team which deals with these matters. Fortunately, British Transport Police have ...
Read More »Are Kippers going up in smoke?
The United Kingdom Independence Party – UKIP – should be in their element. The party founded to campaign for the UK to leave the European Union (EU) has succeeded in winning a referendum. Now all they need to do is ...
Read More »Tower welcomes first black Beefeater in history
Emdad Rahman The Tower of London has just welcomed the latest Yeoman Warder – or “Beefeater”. Yeoman Warder Lawrence Watts recently started at the Tower in this iconic role. He becomes the newest Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London, ...
Read More »The rise of the Bengali nation in the mainstream of the United Kingdom
by Shahadate Hossain The United Kingdom is renowned for its multiculturalism. The story of colonisation in the British Isles was started by Celtic and Pict tribes. Then the Romans came in 55BC – succeeding in conquering most of the land by 250AD. After the Romans left, Germanic tribes – the Angles, ...
Read More »Community Awards celebrate youth achievement
Emdad Rahman The Hotel Prince Regent in Chigwell was the venue as husband and wife team Kamru (Kam) Ali and Rina Begum of Stratford-based Apex Accountancy Services hosted a glitzy evening of dinner, entertainment and awards. The Apex Community Awards ...
Read More »Nolan satisfied as Leyton Orient grind out win
Emdad Rahman Leyton Orient 1-0 Morecambe Leyton Orient have moved up into the play-off positions in The Football League Two as an own goal from Ryan Edwards gave Kevin Nolan’s men an important win over 10-man Morecambe. A bright and ...
Read More »Twits on Thursday (7)
It’s been George Osborne’s week this week – with the news previewing, reporting and analysing his budget, dismissed by Jeremy Corbyn as a “failure”. What better time, then, to remind ourselves of some previous Osborne “failures”? [Adverts]
Read More »Oaklands weightlifters excel at British Championships
Emdad Rahman Harrow School was the venue as Oaklands Weightlifters took three lifters from across Tower Hamlets who were all seeking to hit the qualifying totals for the British U17s Championships. Ubayda Choudhury from Sir John Cass Sixth Form, Naqibul Hasan from Stepney Green Boys Sixth ...
Read More »Human Relief Foundation holds Frozen-themed family fun day
Emdad Rahman The charity Human Relief has delivered a fun-packed Family Fun Day at The Waterlily in London’s Mile End. The event was organised to raise funds for orphans around the world. Families enjoyed a range of activities including a ...
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