Community

Emdad Rahman A group of volunteers in Newham declined the opportunity of having a lazy Sunday in order to wash cars and raise awareness of the plight of the persecuted Rohingya people of Myanmar.  Team Legend are a group of ...

A LITTLE BABY BOY is celebrating being one month old – but he has spent his first month of life without his mum. Now police are issuing a fresh appeal for her to come forward. Baby Harry was found at ...

SHABNAM CHAUDRI is a classic example of how an immigrant can have a very positive impact on their local community – and last week she was presented with an “Outstanding Contribution” award by Channel 4 News presenter Cathy Newman at ...

THE MILE END Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) has won a national award for its work tackling underage drinking. The award was presented to Vincent Fajilagmago, a Tower Hamlets Council Licensing Officer, by Derek Lewis, Chair of the national CAPs, at ...

A MAN FELL from Tower Bridge at around 6pm on Friday. Several witnesses confirmed that they had seen him fall and police are now appealing for anyone else who saw what happened to come forward. The City of London Police ...

ARE appealing for witnesses after a collision between a motorbike and a pedestrian outside the Royal London Hospital left three people injured – one critically. The collision took place just after 1am on Thursday, 12th October, on Whitechapel Road. The ...

Following the recent conviction of a double rapist in Hackney, the Metropolitan Police have issued a reminder of some basic things you can do to help stay safe on London’s streets. •Prepare and consider your travel arrangements carefully and ensure ...

TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL has announced that there will be two snap exhibitions this week where the public can see the most up to date plans for the new Town Hall in Whitechapel. This is the last chance to see the ...

WHAT DO YOU order when you go to an Indian restaurant? A nice, mild korma? A traditional Biryani? A challenging Prawn Phall? Whatever your go-to meal, none of us will ask for a lightly steamed cockroach on the side – ...

AN APPEAL has gone out for the public to help find Stefana Otilia Malinici (known as Otilia), 37, who left her home in Beccles Drive, Barking, on Wednesday, 6th September. Otilia, who is from Romania, was spotted on CCTV in ...