In another success for Tower Hamlets Council’s Trading Standards department, tourists have been protected from dangerous teddy bears which were on sale near the Tower of London. The department took action last year, having been tipped off by colleagues in ...

Emdad Rahman Ahead of this weekend’s historical showdown against England at the Olympic Stadium, New Zealand’s Rugby League team were treated to a traditional open bus tour of London to experience the sights and sounds of the capital. During the ...

The Network is holding its Autumn Gathering on Tuesday, 10th November at St Matthias Community Centre on Poplar High Street. The seasonal celebration of local food offers talks, workshops, stalls and a visit to a community garden. There will also ...

Which one of us would look at our food cupboards at home and think, “this is fine as far as it goes – but I think I’ll get some mice to live in it too and use it as a ...

The Met Police launched Operation Sceptre in July – a project aimed not only at reducing knife crime but at making sure that those selling knives are aware of licensing requirements. During phase two of the operation last week, police ...

Residents who use beauty salons in the borough have been reminded to check that the business has a current licence covering any special treatments they offer. The warning comes after the owner of Sapiano’s, a salon on the ground floor ...

Police are appealing for information following an assault outside a house party in Barking. The 15-year-old male victim was a guest at a party in Crossness Road, Barking, on Hallowe’en (31st October). At around 9.30pm, he confronted a group of ...

The November issue of the Voice, newsletter of the East London Garden Society (ELGS) is out – bringing readers the usual mix of campaigning issues and horticultural know-how. The important local news is that ELGS is bringing together the community ...

Anti-under-representation Czars correct their own under-representation gaffe Some months ago, Eric Pickles said that under Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s Administration, Tower Hamlets Council handed out grants unevenly across the borough. He sent in “commissioners” to run the borough better – who ...

Government turns down Biggs’s request to withdraw Commissioners Biggs offers to cut East End Life if Commissioners will go John Biggs has failed in his attempt to get government Commissioners out of Tower Hamlets so that he can run the ...