Last Thursday, 3,000 people went to the polls in Blackwall & Cubitt Town (BCT), to vote in a by-election. On Saturday, some 600 people marched through Tower Hamlets to protest against government funding cuts to GP surgeries. It’s a contemporary ...
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No, we are not re-living the joys of last month. This is the Blackwall & Cubitt Town by-election count we’re at. We’ll post updates when we can and we’ll be first with the news when the result is out. Kabir ...
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Public money funded the infrastructure for the Olympics and to date local people have had little legacy benefit back. However, now we find that the former Athlete’s village, East Village, is holding a series of free, al fresco fitness classes in ...
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On Sunday 370 runners put on their trainers and came down to Victoria Park for the first Subway Helping Hearts Family 5K event in the capital. Local professional boxer Aarron “The Marksmen” Morgan was on hand to start the race ...
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Emdad Rahman Scintilla Cricket Club was unstoppable as Walthamstow Cricket Club were hammered at their home ground. The five wicket demolition job took place at the Peter May Sports Centre, Walthamstow. Scintilla CC captain, Faris Almas-Lee Rosmanizam, was unlucky with ...
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by Emdad Rahman Navy veteran Roy Anderson visited Scintilla Eastbury Cricket Academy to give an inspiring speech to the Academy and senior members of Scintilla Cricket Club. `The visit also included a Q&A with Academy Members. Starry eyed youngsters and ...
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It just wouldn’t be summer without a trip to the seaside. Add just a hint of the beach by serving these bite sized British strawberries, dipped in dark glossy chocolate flavoured with just a hint of orange over a bed ...
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On Sunday, 20th July at 7pm the Rich Mix Cinema will screen live from the 02 Arena the final night of the highly reviewed, totally sold out Monty Python reunion tour performed by Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Terry ...
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The Department for Education has released figures showing the percentages of students progressing to university in all English Boroughs. Tower Hamlets is the only inner London borough to appear in the top ten: the Borough is in joint seventh position, ...
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The East London Gardening Society (ELGS) is still campaigning hard to get a pollution-reducing Forest Garden included in the Bishopsgate Goods Yard redevelopment. Planting on this scale is using a traditional method to improve air quality, and it would have ...
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