Emdad Rahman MEMBERS AND supporters of community gym Ability Bow united with thousands of fellow participants to take part in Parallel London, a fully accessible fun run and free family festival at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.  A day of ...

CANARY WHARF Councillor Maium Miah has been trying to unravel Council bureaucracy and get to the bottom of how the Council decides where it is going to install outdoor gyms. Now he’s asked the public to help him have a ...

IN AN EXTRAORDINARY move, Mayor John Biggs has found £3 million to fund superficial cosmetic improvements to “refresh” the cosmetic appearance of parts of Tower Hamlets – though he can’t find cash for the highly successful Youth Sports Foundation, Children’s ...

BREXIT WAS always going to be a gamble – and now problems are emerging. One area of concern is the UK food industry. Always reliant on migrant labour, it now faces a major labour shortage which could see widespread bankruptcies ...

ONE OF THE reasons why Tower Hamlets Mayor John Biggs decided to explore privatising the Borough’s three remaining day care nurseries was the cost. His former Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Services, Cllr Rachael Saunders, who resigned from the ...

DROUGHT IS NOT just an absence of water. There are many ways a prolonged drought can set up a chain reaction which can see a community becoming dependent on aid and finding it hard to get its life going again. ...

THE VERBAL JOUSTING between Tower Hamlets councillors has hotted up as the Cabinet Member for Environment, Cllr Amina Ali, has joined in the debate over the current parking consultation. The Council is currently conducting a consultation over parking in zones ...

Hanna-Mariam Chowdhury “One won’t hurt” – that’s the way social smokers put it. Just 15.5% of the UK population smokes, yet 24% smoke “socially”. A study has revealed that over a quarter of Brits smoke recreationally, while the majority state ...

SUMMER and for many that means it’s time for a holiday – the chance to spend quality time together with loved ones in the sunshine and recharge those batteries. While we look forward to getting away often this excitement can ...

Md Ismael As Geoffrey Kirui of Kenya and Rose Chelimo of Bahrain came from behind to win London 2017 World Championship marathon gold medals on Tower Bridge, a group of volunteers who are helping build a school and sports academy ...