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WITH WAR raging round so many parts of the world, it is more important than ever to commemorate those who gave their lives in past conflicts – and honour the sacrifice. For many service personnel, they went to war hoping ...

DEPUTY MAYOR Cllr Maium Talukdar added his thanks to the many foster carers who came to the Council’s fostering celebration event earlier this month. The Deputy Mayor, who had been Cabinet Member for Children for the last four years, was ...

E-BIKES pose a severe fire hazard – not the bikes themselves, but the batteries they use have a habit of bursting into flames when recharging or when heated in rubbish collections. There were three major fires in recycling centres in ...

Winter is here, and that means that the flu virus is out and about looking for victims. It also means that we have the annual debate on whether to have a flu vaccine.  Vaccine debate Much of the vaccine debate ...

LEMFI, THE financial platform for people building lives across borders, today (21st October) announced the launch of its new global brand platform, “Ambition has no passport”, alongside a completely rebuilt app, launching the largest product expansion in its history. A rebuilt ...

FOSTER AND kinship carers were recognised at a Celebration Evening held by Tower Hamlets Council. Mayor Lutfur Rahman came along to meet carers and add his personal congratulations to those of the Council. These carers open their homes – and ...

SOMETIMES IT’S hard to keep up with all your bills. They keep going up, but your income doesn’t. An emergency can destroy your budget. You just need a little bit of help to get you on your feet again. Mayor ...

A CHIMNEY fire is no small event. The one in a house in Rosedale Road, Dagenham on Sunday needed three fire engines and around 20 firefighters to attend the property to bring the blaze under control. The fire was in ...

FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. This week 50 years ...

IT WAS just past 2pm on 13th October when the first of six calls came into the London Fire Brigade control centre, reporting a fire in a flat which was part of a terraced house in Westfield Gardens, Romford. Crews ...