A group of local men have completed an English Cricket Board (ECB) Level 2 in coaching. All participants successfully completed their final assessments after being trained by assessor Phil Knapett. Participant Ahmed Choudhury said: “These are great initiatives aimed to ...
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Shamin sticks at it
Shamin Rahman has been involved in sport for as long as he can remember. As a youngster, he would get involved in whatever was going on in his local youth centre and sports centre. However, when he came across an ...
Read More »Riaz becomes World Champion
Emdad Rahman Teenager Riaz Amin has become a World Champion. The Stepney youngster participated in the recent World Escrima-Kalis-Arnis Federation (WEKAF) World Championships 2014. The completion was held in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. The fighting encompasses many styles and ...
Read More »Behind The Times?
This is not the best of The Times: this is the worst of The Times. It is relentless. Top story on the website of The Times in the early hours of 20th August was the barbaric and brutal murder of ...
Read More »Swap event is coming to Bow
Tower Hamlets residents can have a clear out of items they no longer want and search for bits and pieces they need at a Swap Event on Saturday, 30th August. Residents should bring reusable, clean items no longer needed to ...
Read More »Grants to help businesses with internet costs
Small and medium businesses in Tower Hamlets could get up to £3,000 towards installing a high-speed broadband connection, usually of 30Mbit/s or more. The new grant from the Greater London Authority (GLA), worth up to £100 million across the UK, ...
Read More »Derbyshire Street “pocket park” officially opened
Lutfur Rahman, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, officially opened the new “pocket park” in Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green during a community event on Friday, 15th August. The environmentally-friendly park has transformed a local eyesore into an asset everyone can enjoy. Residents ...
Read More »Nominees unveiled for 14th Asian achievers awards
The nominations for the 14th annual Asian Achievers Awards have been revealed. Among them are: •clothing tycoon, Mahmud Kamani of boohoo.com; •footballer and founder of PS14, Paran Singh; •writer Hanif Kureishi CBE; •internationally acclaimed music producer Naughty Boy, aka Shahid ...
Read More »Delilah’s “from the roots up” diffuses through Union Chapel
Hanan Abdel-Khalek went to Delilah’s recent show in London and found out what the singer’s up to in between gigs. Parisian born singer Delilah shut the venue down on Tuesday, 5th August after delivering one of her most hauntingly beautiful ...
Read More ȣ250,000 pothole repair fund announced
Tower Hamlets Council has been granted an additional £250,000 by the Government to tackle potholes. The council will be conducting a fast track inspection of all roads in the borough over the coming months to identify and repair potholes. A ...
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