THERE WAS A light drizzle on the Isle of Dogs yesterday, 27th July – but still the volunteers from the Island Network were out and about, delivering food supplies to elderly and vulnerable residents. Seventeen volunteers braved the unseasonal weather ...

A CYCLIST was left in a critical condition after being involved in a collision with a car at approximately 3.19am on Friday, 24th July. He was taken to hospital, where he died the following day. The incident occurred on Romford ...

TOWER HAMLETS COUNCILLORS: what are they like? The hot topic in the Borough is the decision of Executive Mayor John Biggs to impose new contracts (“Tower Rewards”) on the Council workforce.  Do Labour Councillors back him or not? Ten councillors ...

TRAGIC NEWS came out just before 7pm this evening, 27th July, as reports came in that a toddler had fallen from a high rise flat. The condition of the poor child is not known. •STORY UPDATE:  Unconfirmed reports circulating on ...

A SERGEANT serving in the Metropolitan Police has been charged with sexual assault on a woman member of police staff during an incident which, it is alleged, took place at police premises in Hackney on 15th October last year. The ...

TOWER HAMLETS COUNCILLORS: what are they like? The hot topic in the Borough is the decision of Executive Mayor John Biggs to impose new contracts (“Tower Rewards”) on the Council workforce.  Do Labour Councillors back him or not? Ten councillors ...

WHILE TOWER HAMLETS Council runs down what used to be a flagship youth service, a new social enterprise has stepped in to offer a quality service to meet local need. The Council seems to have invented a new system – ...

A 25 YEAR OLD woman was subjected to a horrific attack at knifepoint as she walked her dog in an alleyway beneath Ridgeway Park in Waltham Forest. The incident occurred last Monday, 20th July, between 3.30pm and 4.30pm. A man ...

TOWER HAMLETS COUNCILLORS: what are they like? The hot topic in the Borough is the decision of Executive Mayor John Biggs to impose new contracts (“Tower Rewards”) on the Council workforce.  Do Labour Councillors back him or not? Ten councillors ...

AN EAST LONDON MAN has appeared in Court charged with preparation of terrorist acts contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. He was named as Sahayb Aweys Munye Abu, 27. He was remanded in custody pending a further ...