Community

The November issue of the Voice, newsletter of the East London Garden Society (ELGS) is out – bringing readers the usual mix of campaigning issues and horticultural know-how. The important local news is that ELGS is bringing together the community ...

Anti-under-representation Czars correct their own under-representation gaffe Some months ago, Eric Pickles said that under Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s Administration, Tower Hamlets Council handed out grants unevenly across the borough. He sent in “commissioners” to run the borough better – who ...

Emdad Rahman For one day only Mollie Hughes held a series of Summit Talks on the viewing platform of Up at The 02, 52m above ground level. Harnesses and carabiner clips are no stranger to Mollie who, in 2012 and ...

The Arts Council England has announced that it will be funding Creative Barking and Dagenham for a further three years. The funding comes through the national Creative People and Places Programme. Creative Barking and Dagenham will now go ahead and ...

The Bangla Mirror Group, publishers of the British Bangladeshi Who’s Who publication, held a press conference on Thursday, 22nd October at the London Muslim Centre to announce the launch of the much anticipated 2015 publication. The official launch of the ...

Emdad Rahman reports that local grassroots charity Neighbours in Poplar (NiP) is promoting a number of events during Inter Faith Week, which runs from 16th-22nd November. •On Tuesday, 17th November, from 6pm-7.30pm, there will be a Three Creeds Evening at Our ...

Local law firm Clifford Chance was appointed the Official Law Firm of the Rugby World Cup, which saddled them with doing all the legal work for the tournament. On the other hand, the firm did receive an allocation of tickets ...

Tower Hamlets Council is encouraging people to consider adoption ahead of National Adoption Week (19-25th October) – particularly children over the age of four, the average age of children waiting to be placed in adoptive families. The Council is encouraging ...

A cycling strategy aimed at making Tower Hamlets one of the easiest and safest places to cycle in London has been unveiled by the council. The new Cycling Strategy sets out the Council’s plans and aspirations to make cycling more ...

Emdad Rahman The Glow Run 2015 took place at Mile End Stadium last Friday. The evening saw 200 runners take part to raise money for and awareness about the services provided by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). ...