THAMES WATER is the latest water company to put a hosepipe ban in place. The ban starts on Thursday. The ban means that if Thames Water supplies your drinking water, you cannot use a hosepipe to water your garden; clean ...

YORK HALL Leisure Centre has been closed – with Tower Hamlets Council insisting that this is a temporary closure. The Be Well The Spa, situated in York Hall, is also closed. Tower Hamlets Council says: “York Hall Leisure Centre, including ...

AFTER DAYS of heavy rainfall, flash floods have swept through parts of Bangladesh, causing landslides and leaving families cut off by large swathes of standing flood water. Early reports confirm that 51 people have died, but the number is expected ...

IN RECOGNITION of the hot weather, Mayor Lutfur Rahman took his tie off when he opened the Ben Johnson Community Day – and indulged in a cold beverage. He was joined by local residents and small businesses, who also braved ...

OVER THE last five years, 103 people have died in water-related circumstances. Now the London Fire Brigade is urging everyone to become water-aware as we enter the peak period for water-related incidents. London firefighters have attended 1,500 water-related incidents over ...

NO-ONE SAW that coming. Since the fragile Iran/USA ceasefire began, Israel has been claiming that the agreement didn’t apply to them. They announced their intention to continue bombing Lebanon. Iran responded calmly, saying that if the ceasefire didn’t apply to ...

THE WEATHER is warmer, but by most counts it’s only the start of spring. Sadley, no one has told urban trees, which are starting to drop their pollen. And that’s very bad news for hayfever sufferers. A new study shows ...

CLLR BODRUL Choudhury, Aspire councillor for Bromley South, is steaming with fury on behalf of residents in two tower blocks in his ward. “I am very concerned about the situation at Gayton House and Sleaford House,” he explained.  “These large blocks ...

The Met Office has issued two weather warning for London at the start of 2025. First, there was a warning about strong winds on New Year’s Day. There were reports of minor damage around the borough, particularly in exposed areas. ...

A UNITED pensioner community came out to welcome Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s winter fuel payment last week. The launch was held to mark fuethe day when letters were sent out to pensioners eligible to claim the Council’s payment. Mayor Rahman was ...