RESEARCH INTO how controversial Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) are going down with Londoners shows a strong desire for consultation over new LTNs – real consultation and working up the detail together, not just imposition of schemes dreamed up in Town ...

HAS SAJID JAVID forgotten what his job is? England’s Health Secretary has told the House of Commons that those who test positive for Covid can now come out of isolation after five days – not seven, and not ten. The ...

BUS PASSENGERS should be able to travel safely, without being threatened by predatory men. This is why police are keen to find a man who exposed himself on an East London bus last month. The incident occurred between 7.30 and ...

LONDON COUNCILS are ready to grit London’s roads if (when?) icy weather hits the capital. They are keeping tuned to the weather forecast, while all their vehicles are ready to hit – sorry, “grit” – the streets and pavements. All ...

IT TOOK a by-election loss to persuade Tower Hamlets Executive Mayor John Biggs to change his mind on one of his key policies. He has only changed it in that it is “paused”, rather than going “full steam ahead” – ...

Emdad Rahman LONDON’S HALF MARATHON through Westminster and the City has returned once again, and we have hooked up with a special runner to inspire us ahead of what promises to be a spectacular event.  The event is proud to ...

JULY BEGAN WITH a day out at the Art Pavilion in Mile End for Tower Hamlets Executive Mayor John Biggs. The visit was organised so that he could thank the volunteers who have kept it – and many other extra ...

WHILE LOCKDOWN drove many East Londoners indoors for much of the last year, the slow and staggered path to a new life has introduced some of us to a new, two-wheeled friend. What is it about Conservative governments? In the ...

A PLAGUE OF THEFTS of catalytic converters has been sweeping across London – and a thorough police operation at the end of last month has put a spoke in its wheels. It took 300 police officers from the Metropolitan Police ...

As Bangladesh celebrates its golden anniversary, Mak Kunwar reflects on the country’s achievements – and on developments which are giving cause for concern. “The struggle now is the struggle for our emancipation; the struggle now is the struggle for our ...