There’s just two weeks to go till the Morrisons Great Newham London run – and an extra inter-borough competitive element has been introduced. Athlete Paula Radcliffe has encouraged Londoners, especially women, to join in the race, but now she’s looking ...

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in Mile End is hosting a number of events this month – some specially for children and some for wildlife friends of all ages. Art for all On Saturday, 11th July top botanical artist Talya will be ...

If you’re a morning person, book your ticket now for “No small talk before breakfast” – a feast of granola, exercise and all that’s great about the early hours. The Breakfast Festival (no, we hadn’t heard of one before now ...

Emdad Rahman Syed Iftekhar was again the stand-out performer as Scintilla CC Second XI beat Aztecs in the latest round of Essex County Cricket League games. On a warm summer day at the Peter May sports ground, Scintilla CC won ...

International humanitarian aid and development charity Human Appeal is one of the UK’s fastest growing charities. It has a presence in 25 countries, spanning Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, where it helps in times of crisis and delivers ...

McLaren Honda Formula 1™ driver and Santander ambassador Jenson Button launched the inaugural Santander Cycles’ Summer of Cycling festivals at the Science Museum on Tuesday (pictured). Four festival events will be held between July and September, each providing a unique ...

More than 1,000 families’ lives have been transformed thanks to a pioneering scheme begun under Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s Administration. The milestone was celebrated on 2nd July, the third anniversary of a major conference the Troubled Families (TF) Programme held to ...

Tower Hamlets Council is supporting a unique London-wide campaign to cut HIV infection across the capital. It’s the first time there’s been such a London-wide campaign, but there is a very big need for it – research shows there are ...

A man who assaulted a Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officer (THEO) has been sentenced by magistrates.  Andrew Laurence Botyville was sentenced to prison for 26 weeks, suspended for 18 months, subject to conditions. He was sentenced following an incident that took ...

Rainbow Hamlets took a Ride to Pride this year – in a routemaster bus, funded by the Council. More than 40 volunteers engaged with residents and businesses along the parade route, promoting hate crime reporting, the prevention of domestic violence, ...