A TOWER HAMLETS resident has been jailed for three and a half years for committing a burglary. He was also disqualified from driving for three years and will be required to take an extended driving test before he can obtain ...

LOCAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS were delighted when Tower Hamlets Council declared a “climate emergency” – linking in with campaigners across the world Imagine their disappointment to see, weeks later, the Council felling mature trees. It’s a difficult debate – made very topical ...

THE ARTA awards recognised excellence across the Asian food industry in the UK – across regions, expertise and type of cuisine. The scale of the awards meant that there was a long list of winners – especially in the regional ...

A VULNERABLE PENSIONER who has learning difficulties was the victim of a con coolly carried out by Maria Miller, 65, of Simmons Lane Chingford – who is now going to jail for her cruel exploitation of her victim. Snaresbrook Crown ...

A FORMER special constable appeared at Southwark Crown Court on 14th August and pleaded guilty to a charge of committing fraud by abuse of position. He is Moshin Nadeem, 27, of Babbacombe Gardens, Ilford. The Court heard that Nadeem used ...

MOST COMMUNITY GROUPS in Tower Hamlets – and beyond – rely heavily on volunteers to carry out some or all of their functions. The Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park are no exception, and at the moment they are looking ...

THE AUGUST issue of The Voice – online magazine of the East London Garden Society (ELGS) is out, bringing the area’s gardeners the usual mix of know-how and debate. The major news is a move to establish a five mile ...

HE WAS JUST 23 years old when he died. And now two of the three young men who murdered Abdulrahman Nassor Juma have been sentenced to life in prison – with a minimum term of 23 years. A third murderer ...

CLLR RITA BEGUM has been nominated by the Westminster Labour Party to be a considered as the Labour candidate for the West Central seat on the Greater London Assembley (GLA). Cllr Begum has represented Maida Vale ward on Westminster Council ...

JUST OVER a year ago, on 17th May 2018, Abdulrahman Nassor Juma was stabbed in Crows Road, Barking. A post mortem gave the cause of death as 18 stab wounds, delivered by more than one blade. Abdulrahman, known as Mani ...