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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Police are appealing for information relating to the burglary of a house at Bennetts Castle Lane, Dagenham where a number of items of Asian gold were stolen. The incident took place on Sunday, 10th August between 1.30pm and 11pm. Police ...

Police are appealing for information in connection with a 77-year-old woman being targeted by fraudsters attempting to steal cash from her home. The incident took place on Thursday, 7th August at 1.30pm in Lower Broad Street, Dagenham. Two men claiming ...

There’s an old saying in cynics’ circles: if voting could change anything, they’d abolish it. Resident activists sometimes have a little joke about that and say to ourselves: “if tenants could change anything, they’d abolish us”. At least, we thought it ...

Do you remember the days when you went last minute Christmas shopping in Whittard of Chelsea for one of those gift packs which, while suitable for the relative or friend you had forgotten about, was something you fervently hoped you ...

Tower Hamlets Council has put £1.7m into the refurbishment of eleven derelict homes in order to create new family homes for social rent. The properties had fallen into disrepair due to the lack of development funds available to local authorities ...

The seaside was brought to the East End on 2nd August as thousands of revellers enjoyed Victoria Park’s “A Great Day Out” event. Organised by Tower Hamlets Council as part of the Sports and Play Festival, the event marked the ...

You’ll be a-mazed at what’s going on at your Idea Store and library this summer with the Mythical Maze, Summer Reading Challenge. Fantastical creatures from the world of legend and mythology, including a yeti and Minotaur, are hoping to encourage ...