Hanan Abdel-Khalek previews this year’s music festival. Field Day festival, founded by Tom Baker (Eat Your Own Ears) and Marcus Weedon, has been expanding every year since 2007 – and has been unstoppable every since, with its eighth annual event ...

At the end of April, the BBC welcomed community representatives for an exclusive open day held at its headquarters. Organised by BBC World Service, the open day focused on the BBC language websites and how they benefit diaspora communities in ...

There’s several ways to look at fish – in books, in films and even on your plate – but here’s a new treatment for our watery companions. Subnature is a new exhibition, opening next week, at University College London, and ...

National Smile Month (19th May-19th June) will leave you beaming at giraffe. The family-friendly restaurant group giraffe is well known for serving up a mix of global fresh food that’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face. To help ...

As part of International Clinical Trials Day, on 20th May 2014, The Royal London Hospital (RLH), part of Barts Health NHS Trust, is inviting local residents to come and discover how medical research is transforming lives and how they can ...

London’s Air Ambulance, also known as London HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service), is a charity that operates an air medical service dedicated to responding to serious trauma emergencies in and around London. Using a helicopter by day and road vehicles by ...

All keen gardeners have the chance to show off their horticultural skills by entering the 2014 Tower Hamlets in Bloom competition. From balconies, community gardens and allotments to patios, businesses and schools… the competition is open to anyone who makes ...

Wildlife photographer Paul Debois will be conducting a “photography walk and talk” around Weavers Fields at 4pm on 24th May. This is a public walk, and the public is invited to join the walk and, if you bring your own ...

With the day of the elections getting very close (it’s just next Thursday, 22nd May), East London residents are being urged to get ready to use their right to vote – and to be sure they complete the ballot papers ...

Postal votes started to come into Tower Hamlets Town Hall this week as voting gets underway for the elections taking place on Thursday, 22nd May. Stringent security checks are being carried out, with every postal voting statement scanned to ensure ...