One day back in 2009, Neil Houston had the idea of bringing his friends together to drink gin. Then, he thought – why restrict the day just to his friends? The World Gin Day has now grown into a global ...

Tower Hamlets Council is establishing a team of community champions who will be able to challenge sexual and other forms of abuse experienced by women and girls in the workplace and the community. The initiative is modeled on the community ...

A group of sixty pupils from Cayley Primary School descended on Victoria Park last week, where they road tested a new learning pack and workbook devised by Tower Hamlets Council in partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund. The pack includes ...

Four special cricketers have been honoured at a special dinner held in the Long Room at Lord’s which was hosted by ECB and Waitrose, the sponsor of all England’s cricket teams.  They are the winners of awards which recognise outstanding ...

MCM London Comic Con pass the 100,000 visitor mark for the first time, smashing the Excel-based event’s previous highest attendance record. Show organisers revealed that 101,600 attendees came through the doors of MCM London Comic Con between Friday 23rd and ...

Marianne McDonough of Musbury Street, E1, was convicted at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 13th May for failing to declare that she had been working for almost five years while claiming benefits. Ms McDonough was sentenced to 20 weeks imprisonment, which ...

The Royal College of Nursing took part in the NHS Day of Action on 5th June. NHS staff have had their pay frozen for three years, and this year the Government has said it will give some NHS workers just ...

Greenlight Youth Club in Bow Road is run by Tower Hamlets Council and provides a range of exciting activities and courses for young people aged 13-19 (and up to 25 for those with special educational needs). Activities on offer include ...

Public Health England and a leading health charity have joined forces in a new campaign to tackle one of the biggest health issues facing England and a growing issue for ethnic minority communities. The Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends initiative aims ...

London Wine Week – a huge seven-day celebration of the capital’s emerging and passionate wine scene – is now upon us. To be part of the self-guided Wine Tours and enjoy £5 flights or glasses of premium wine in more ...