CKC STATEMENT: ICEC REPORT ON EQUITY IN CRICKET CAPITAL KIDS CRICKET (CKC) has been fighting against discrimination for the past 34 years. A charity which was set up to overcome societal challenges and empower young people, CKC has responded to ...
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London Sportif celebrates dazzling year of success
Emdad Rahman THE YEAR 2022 was one of achievement for London Sportif, and they celebrated with a glittering awards ceremony in central London. The glittering event was hosted at Portcullis House, Westminster, by Apsana Begum MP (Poplar & Limehouse) and ...
Read More »TONIGHT: Momlette are backing Khalid Ali
Emdad Rahman THE TRENDY Momlette Fusion Cafe in Brick Lane are proud to announce that they will be sponsoring the up and coming Bengali professional boxer Khalid Ali. Khalid is the son of local boxing coach Walid Ali, who has ...
Read More »Bow residents wake to news of murder on the streets
ONE TEENAGER died; another remains critically ill. That is not the kind of news that usually greets residents of Bow on a Sunday morning. This much we know. It was just after midnight on Sunday morning, 4th September, that residents ...
Read More »Mayor Rahman’s new broom sweeps away Cabinet cobwebs
THIS MAYOR MEANS BUSINESS. So much was clear from the second Cabinet meeting of Directly Elected Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s third Administration. Throughout the meeting, Mayor Rahman and the Aspire Cabinet made reference after reference to what support the residents of ...
Read More »All’s well – till Labour loses the plot
ELN COMMENT: A spirit of constructive governing broke out at Tower Hamlets Council on 27th July 2022 – the first scheduled full Council meeting since the election (the AGM in May dealt only with formalities). It was so different from ...
Read More »Biggs a “Liability”, “I voted Lutfur” say Labour campaigners
TONY BLAIR, at his most unpopular, was dubbed Labour’s “Liar-bility”. On polling day 2022 in Tower Hamlets, it was a name given to Executive Mayor John Biggs – by a Labour campaigner. Labour campaigners at polling stations were openly admitting ...
Read More »And they’re off! Lib-Dems: Labour’s secret weapon?
ON 5th MAY, London’s voters will be going to the polls. All local council seats are up for election – as are Directly Elected Mayors, in those boroughs which have them. We have looked at Labour’s and Aspire’s candidates for ...
Read More »Sheeran to perform at Jubilee Pageant
IT’S A record-breaking 70 years on the throne for HM Queen Elizabeth II, and details are emerging of the events which will be held over the long Bank Holiday weekend to mark the occasion. The traditional bank holiday on the ...
Read More »And they’re off! Aspire showcases breadth of support
ON 5th MAY, London’s voters will be going to the polls. All local council seats are up for election – as are Directly Elected Mayors, in those boroughs which have them. We’ll be looking at all the mayoral candidates in ...
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