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UK-BASED charity Islamic Relief has issued an appeal to the public to help fund an emergency relief operation in Indonesia. An earthquake on Sunday, 5th August, centred on the island of Lombok, has killed around 100 people. Others have been ...

IT WAS A resounding “no” to nursery closures as Save Our Nurseries campaigners went out and about in Tower Hamlets on Saturday, explaining to members of the public that Executive Mayor John Biggs wants to close the Council’s last three ...

LONDON MAYOR Sadiq Khan has published an interactive map which purports to show hundreds of activities for youngsters taking place across the capital this summer. However, a look at the map shows how little there is on offer – particularly ...

CONTROVERSIAL plans to redevelop Chrisp Street market could see up to 400 Muslims lose their prayer facility and be left with nowhere else to go. The problem centres on the building in Market Street which houses a Post Office (on ...

Emdad Rahman The Bangladesh Regeneration Trust UK (BRTUK) is inviting readers to join its first ever golf day and support the various charitable causes the Essex-based charity is carrying out in rural Bangladesh. Guests will enjoy a game of golf ...

Emdad Rahman A TEAM OF budding mountaineers from East London have climbed Ben Nevis in Scotland, the highest mountain in the British Isles, to raise funds for and awareness of their cause.  The twelve strong team started their journey at ...

Emdad Rahman A TEAM OF mountaineers are leaving behind the sizzling weather in London to go off to bonny Scotland and climb Ben Nevis.  The team started their journey at the Hedgecock Centre in Barking & Dagenham with a Dementia ...

Muhammad Hamza BARKING TOWN HALL hosted a Dementia Friends seminar for staff keen to raise their awareness and increase their knowledge. Dedicated frontline workers from various key community sectors took part in the information session and committed themselves to dementia-friendly ...

EMDAD RAHMAN has run eleven British 10ks in a row to support London’s homeless. The Barking & Dagenham resident – who lives, works and volunteers while dividing his time between Barking and Tower Hamlets – joined 10-15,000 runners in Central ...

A NEW COHORT of police officers took part in the traditional passing out parade on 13th July – and almost a quarter of them were from a BAME background. The 172 new officers were congratulated by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida ...