CORONER MARY HASSELL has found that if staff at Bow School had administered an emergency EpiPen, there was a “possibility but not a probability” that Nasar may have been saved. The Coroner was speaking at the end of an inquest ...

A CONSULTANT WHO specialises in respiratory conditions in children has called for a change in practice in schools over the use of EpiPens. These devices deliver a shot of adrenaline and are used as emergency treatment when a patient has gone ...

WHAT DO  YOU DO when you find someone’s building a new block of flats in the middle of your estate? Or when you look round your community and wonder what the kids will be up to this summer? For many Tower ...

TOWER HAMLETS now has more people living in the private rented sector than in any other kind of housing. It’s not surprising, then, that John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, has decided to launch a major initiative designed to improve conditions ...

Emdad Rahman Jamiatul Ummah secondary school held an anniversary dinner to celebrate 20 years of education excellence, togetherness, community and inspiring a united group of strong, upstanding and committed young men to fulfill huge ambitions. From humble beginnings, the educational establishment ...

KAREN BROCK, the head of the Tower Hamlets Arts & Music Education Service (THAMES), was awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours list. Ms Brock received the award in recognition of her services to education. Ms Brock said, “I ...

A BURDETT ROAD shop owner has been fined £10,000 for possessing illegal cigarettes – and was ordered to pay Tower Hamlets Council’s legal costs too, estimated at around £3,000. The fine came after the Council prosecuted Oho LT, the company ...

TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL has urged residents to use the New Year to make a fresh start and give up smoking and curb their drinking of alcohol. Labour’s John Biggs promoted the stance by warning residents to pull their socks up ...

THE RICH MIX team are wishing their supporters a happy new year. The cultural centre is remembered in Tower Hamlets for winning generous public subsidy and in particular for the controversial £850,00 loan it received from the Council some years ...

Following the devastating news that Year 9 pupil Nasar Ahmed had passed away, Bow School has announced that it is “undertaking a thorough review” of events leading up to his death. Headteacher Cath Smith (pictured above, outside the school) has ...