What’s in a name? It was an empty promise in the case of the Fab Fried Chicken shop of Whitechapel – which is why company director Mohammed Abdul Basit, aged 51, of Woodyates Road, Lewisham was fined £1,000 for hygiene ...

Emdad Rahman The team at Meena Bazar has delivered a successful community event in east London. The showcase gathering took place at The White House venue in Newham and was attended by over 1,000 visitors from London, Hertfordshire and Birmingham. ...

Tower Hamlets Council works hard to promote sport to all its residents and to ensure there are plenty of place to take part in a wide variety of sport throughout the borough. It takes an inclusive approach: so one strand ...

“The Entertainer” sets York Hall alight with a blistering knockout Emdad Rahman reports Ben “The Entertainer” Day extended his unbeaten streak after the Teignmouth boxer took less than three minutes to send opponent Ryan “Crash Bang” Taylor spiralling out of the ...

This is a letter which Cllr Oli Rahman sent to the two Tower Hamlets MPs on behalf of Tower Hamlets Independent Group of Councillors just before the parliamentary vote on whether to bomb Syria.   Dear Ms Ali and Mr ...

Two Muslim men sit on a train, minding their own business. A white fellow passenger starts abusing them. “I’ll defeat you,” he says, “whatever it takes.” He goes on. “Jihad bastards” – and a few more similar phrases. “Bring it ...

At last week’s Cabinet meeting, John Biggs formally agreed that the Council will make a new Borough Plan over the coming years. Cllr Rachael Blake pointed out that the borough’s population is increasing, as is the number of people who ...

John Biggs presided over a busy Cabinet meeting last week (Tuesday, 1st December), and inevitably he relied on his Cabinet Members to present some of the reports. Cllr Rachel Blake spoke in spirited fashion about the Local Plan, with various ...

Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra has met “unsung heroes” from the Alzheimer’s Society – some of the staff who work tirelessly behind-the-scenes to improve life for people with dementia. The Princess, who has been Alzheimer’s Society’s Royal Patron since 1990, ...

In case “ewe” haven’t “herd”, fans of a particular woolly character will have a reason to feel festive this Christmas. Shaun the Sheep will feature in his first ever half hour special – “Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas” on ...