IT’S OUT OF the Town Hall and back into the community for newly elected Aspire councillors in Tower Hamlets as, together with party activists, they have been trying to save the D7 bus from the Tory/Labour chop. During lockdown, the ...
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Eid soup kitchen is a hit in Newham
Muhammad Talha TO CELEBRATE the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the long weekend, Just Smiles Original teamed up with Inades NGO and the Docklands Community Initiative to organise a soup kitchen and food hub. The coalition ...
Read More »Met tries to combat surge in stalking
STALKING – that’s just a celebrity thing, isn’t it? When a fan gets carried away? No: often those guilty of stalking are ordinary people who become obsessed with someone they know or a stranger and are trying to manipulate and ...
Read More »Swimmers gassed at Stratford Aquatics Centre
TWENTY-NINE people are in hospital and nearby residents have been asked to stay indoors and keep their windows and doors closed. This is the result of a leak of chlorine gas at the Olympic Aquatics Centre at the Queen Elizabeth ...
Read More »DCI celebrate grassroots heroes
Muhammad Talha Volunteers at the Docklands Community Initiative and Docklands Football Club organised a special reception to say thank you to members of the community who have supported Foodbank activities throughout Covid. Eight guests were given the red carpet treatment ...
Read More »Can we find missing mum and newborn?
POLICE ARE making an urgent appeal to the public to help find Roxana, 19, and her five day old baby. The two are missing, and the police are concerned for their welfare. The two were last seen leaving a hotel ...
Read More »Humdum join Barings and Thomas Franks in Food Drive
Emdad Rahman HUMDUM UK has just completed a mass distribution of hundreds of meals in partnership with Barings and Thomas Franks Ltd. As part of an East London-wide distribution, Humdum were provided with tasty ready-cooked meals. Katsu Chicken, Persian Lentil with ...
Read More »Teens charged with arson, assault and manslaughter
A VIOLENT crime spree in Romford and Ilford came to an end earlier this month when two teens appeared at Thames Magistrates Court to face charges relating to the death of Josephine Smith in Romford. It was 28th October the ...
Read More »Witnesses sought as Redbridge collision kills motorcyclist
A YOUNG MAN lost his life in a collision between a car and a motorcycle in Redbridge on 17th December. Police are investigation the circumstances of the accident and have now appealed for any witnesses to come forward. The collision ...
Read More »Islamic Relief supports Felix meals for families project
THE FELIX PROJECT has a simple job: it collects good food which is surplus to its owners’ requirements and uses it to cook meals which it then delivers to needy families in East London. Most of the food comes from ...
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