The Brick Lane Circle is undertaking a unique project exploring the major impact the London-based East India Company had on Asian and British lives for more than two centuries. It’s looking to recruit twelve volunteer researchers who will explore East ...

Emdad Rahman Fifty-five cyclists rode through the night to complete a journey through 64 miles of the English countryside in aid of the forgotten Rohingya people of Burma. The night-time  moon ride from Cambridge to London was organised by Hope ...

Giraffe restaurants are offering you the chance to win a trip to Salzburg to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Sound of Music. Runner up prizes include giraffe vouchers and copies of the Sound of Music DVD. Originally centred ...

Tower Hamlets Council’s licensing sub-committee has upheld the decision to revoke an alcohol licence for Shiraz Food and Wine on Hackney Road, E2 and has also reduced the hours in which The New Globe public house on Mile End Road, ...

Tower Hamlets parents and carers can get to grips with real nappies at a special “Nappuccino” event from 10am to 12 noon on Tuesday, 17th March at at Whitechapel Idea Store, 321 Whitechapel Road, E1 1BU. The council will be working with ...

Following the success of the Mayor’s Cup Tournament in 2014, the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, is inviting teams to apply to take part in the prestigious competition, now in its fifth year. The 11-a-side tournament will take place ...

Tower Hamlets Council is appealing for people to come forward and find out about becoming a foster parent. The council currently has 115 fostering households on its books, but it is always looking for more recruits. In particular it needs ...

Tower Hamlets residents have just one more week to give the council and its partners their views on the borough’s priorities for the next five years. The Tower Hamlets Community Plan sets out the way in which the borough’s public, ...

Over 270 students from five schools in Tower Hamlets have free tickets to Shakespeare’s Globe on Bankside to see a thrilling production of Othello set in the First World War, specially created for 11 to 18 year olds. For many, ...

Tickets are on sale now for Godspell In Concert, the legendary rock musical from Stephen Schwartz. This well loved musical will be returning to the UK’s stages this year in a tour which opens at the Hackney Empire at Easter ...