Police are appealing for help in finding the whereabouts of Brian Frankson, aged 32 (date of birth 01/12/1981). Frankson is wanted on recall to prison for possession of drugs with intent to supply on 24th December 2013. He is believed to ...
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Counterfeit and smuggled tobacco worth £21,000 seized by Tower Hamlets trading standards, police and customs officers
A successful joint operation using tobacco-detection dogs has resulted in large seizures of smuggled and counterfeit products from retailers across Tower Hamlets. The seizures were part of ‘Operation Henry’, a crackdown on the supply of illicit tobacco across nine ...
Read More »David Haye: “Beating Nikolay Valuev was definitely the fulfillment of a lifelong ambition”
The World Champion talks boxing, health, life and dogs with Emdad Rahman David Haye is a man on a mission. Cool, calm and looking in tip top shape – one of Britain’s greatest boxers is already gearing up for a ...
Read More »Cricket coaches qualify with flying colours
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 ...
Read More »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 ...
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