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NHS USERS and trade union members are warning that the decision by South East London GPs to privatise medical testing may reduce standards. It will also shovel taxpayers’ money into the back pockets of a private sector company – at ...

A RANGE OF organisations are joining forces to urge Londoners to recognise the severity of the Covid crisis in London and to observe the letter and spirit of the lockdown. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared “a major incident” in ...

IT WAS JOY all round as the campaign to secure a queer venue – a replacement for the much loved and sorely missed Joiners Arms in Hackney Road – seemed to be moving a step nearer to its goal. The ...

THE ISLAND NETWORK is celebrating all that it has achieved during 2020 – and it has produced a newsletter which thanks sponsors, volunteers and members of the community who have engaged with the Network. The headline achievement is the 20,000 ...

THE MUSLIM PROFESSIONAL FORUM (MPF) has called on Mosques to close to the public – despite the regulations relating to the new Lockdown permitting faith groups to keep buildings open for religious services. The MPF welcomed the lockdown as a ...

TODAY WE return with a new series of The Thames Today. The Thames forms the southern boundary of four East London boroughs: Tower Hamlets, Newham, Barking & Dagenham and Havering. In one way it is a barrier, sealing off one ...

AS THE YEAR draws to a close, Cllr Khaled Noor of Redbridge Council continues with his regular running to raise funds for a Redbridge Food Bank – at a time when there is a heavy call on its services. Cllr ...

VOLUNTEERS organised by the Island Network have clocked up their 20,000th food pack/meal delivered to need locals. The magnificent total was clocked up after a massive effort over the Christmas holiday fortnight. Island Network Chair, Maium Miah Talukdar, was quick ...

MESUT OZIL – Arsenal and Germany footballer – joined the Island Network and the Docklands FC on the Isle of Dogs on Tuesday in a massive boost to the campaign against local children suffering from holiday hunger. Many faith-based organisations ...

VOLUNTEERS ORGANISED BY the Island Network have been helping elderly residents prepare for the festive break by distributing Christmas hampers on the Barkantine, St John’s, Samuda and Kingsbridge estates. Island Network Chair Maium Miah Talukdar explained, “After what has been ...