Community

Film-makers Close and Remote have been working with Dagenham-based builders Oakleafe ltd to create the Castle of Trades: a unique cross between a castle, a cinema and a van. And this month it’s offering the public a unique film experience – ...

Emdad Rahman Young journalist Ibrahim Rahman has been shortlisted as a finalist in the “Regional Journalist of the Year” category at this year’s Asian Media Awards. Ibrahim is the first ever nominee of Bangladeshi origin to be shortlisted in this ...

Emdad Rahman A group of volunteers from Eden Care end of life support have successfully climbed Mount Snowdon. The group took part in the climb to help raise awareness about the group burials fund, gifts for orphans project and the ...

Emdad Rahman A group of young people from Neighbours in Poplar and the Splash Youth Group have returned after delivering aid to a refugee camp near the port of Calais named “The Jungle”. After weeks of preparing packs and collecting ...

Organisers of the first ever Vitality WestRun London, the latest race to join the growing Vitality Run Series, are pleased to announce both Cancer Research UK and Alzheimer’s Society as official charity partners for the much anticipated 10k event taking ...

The Cemetery Park has won a Green Flag Award and will therefore, together with all other winning sites, be entered into the annual People’s Choice Award vote. Last year saw over 35,000 votes from the public, and the Cemetery Park was ...

African Families Service The first public petition to be heard at the Council meeting on 16th September came from the Pastors and Community Leaders Group, asking the Council to note their opposition to the African Families Service being cut. Labour ...

Emdad Rahman As we reported last week* Shakil Miah has completed his Sure Run To The Beat 10k Run for the charity Human Appeal. The East Londoner completed the Wembley course with a personal best time of 56 minutes. Shakil said: “I ...

Emdad Rahman Convoy to Calais is a grassroots project which was initially intended to just be a group of friends fundraising and distributing clothes. However, after witnessing the malicious scapegoating of refugees and realising how this sort of attitude is increasingly ...

Senior managers at Barts Health NHS Trust met with local residents across east London this Wednesday to listen to their views about services. Over 50 people, many from local community groups, came to Plaistow library in Newham to talk to ...