Emdad Rahman TWO SENIOR CITIZENS from Barking & Dagenham have braved the rain to complete a sponsored walk for orphans. The veterans raised close to £2000 with their tremendous effort on London Marathon Day 2020. Lutfur Rahman, 83, and 63 year ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “Life begins at 40 – but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.” Helen Rowland, 1875-1950, US journalist ●Read ...

OCTOBER IS breast cancer awareness month – bringing a range of charities and health organisations together to keep women aware of how to check for the condition and seek help if they need to. A range of charities are engaging ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” Groucho Marx, US comedian ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

A PEDESTRIAN died in Dagenham after being hit by a car – leaving police with the job of finding the driver, who left the scene. The incident occurred in a car park in Whalebone Lane South, a few minutes before ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and playwright, 1854-1900 ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

IT’S  SEPTEMBER. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.” Plato, c. 423-428 to 347-8 Athenian philosopher ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

YET ANOTHER report of a sexual assault on an East London bus has come in. Police have released a CCTV image of a suspect whom they wish to identify and locate so that they can question them about the attack. ...

IT’S  SEPTEMBER. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.” Emo Philips, US comedian ●Read more about it: Thought for today ...

THE MAN who stabbed his victim to death in Lansbury Estate Park, in broad daylight, appeared at the Old Bailey last month and was sentenced to serve 22 years in prison. Yasin Omar Amare, 29, of Pawleyne Close, Penge, had ...