The director of Geet Ghar shop in Osborn Street, Whitechapel, has been found guilty of possessing thousands of pounds worth of illicit tobacco at Thames Magistrates’ Court. Mohammed Razual Karim pleaded guilty to the charges in court which arose after ...

The London Islamic School has won a radio advert competition to record a professional jingle encouraging people to recycle. Pupils were asked to write and record a 60 second radio advert encouraging listeners to recycle more at home. All primary ...

Tower Hamlets Council has issued a warning to retailers and consumers regarding unlabelled containers of palm oil. The Council’s Food Safety Team believes containers of the palm oil contain an illegal dye, Sudan IV. Sudan IV is considered to be ...

British watch brand Christopher Ward has announced the launch of their new photographic competition on Instagram: #makesBRITAINtick – and there’s a £3,000 prize at stake! This is not a competition about watches. The organisers suggest entrants submit photos which sum ...

Yes, Hackney’s had the other world-wide web for years – but later this month a whole new Webb will be arriving. It’s British collage artist extraordinaire Joe Webb, whose work will be showcased at the Hang-Up Gallery in a bold ...

New arrangements for applying for places in community and school-linked nurseries have been operating this year in Tower Hamlets. Parents have had a common application form, with one closing date – and the Council expects to send out letters to ...

If you are one of the few people in East London who didn’t see the ceramic tulips around the Tower of London, there’s a chance to catch artist Paul Cummins’s work at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show later this month. ...

Excitement is building in 24 Tower Hamlets primary schools as 4,532 local pupils get ready to take on primary pupils in Birmingham’s Sandwell area later this month. The pupils have been taking part in the Fit For Sport Engage To ...

The people are taking to the streets in Hackney this weekend – not in a belated exercise in participative democracy, but in a pair of running competitions under the name Vitality Run Hackney which will be fun for participants and ...

Every General Election is important, and tomorrow the nation has the chance to remove from office a Coalition Government which has protected its own at the expense of the many. What are we to put in its place? There’s not ...