AS WE KNOW, life is a marathon, not a sprint – and the headteacher of Manorfield Primary School in Poplar is taking this saying to heart.  He’s trying to raise funds to help pupils through the second phase of the ...

YES, most of us celebrated Easter last weekend – but Manorfield Primary School in Poplar seems to be running on the Greek Orthodox calendar. It is raffling ten luxury Easter Eggs to raise funds for children in need during the ...

THANKS TO generous donations, the Island Network has been able to continue distributing food packs and hot meals to needy folk on the Isle of Dogs. The initial round of deliveries was funded by the Canary Wharf Group and One ...

THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE has asked for volunteers from across London to come forward to help with the funerals of those who have died from COVID-19. The appeal is made in partnership with the Muslim Community Association. The request for ...

THERE’S STILL plenty going on at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park as Spring flowers and wildlife enjoy the season. Sadly, formal events have had to be cancelled indefinitely. The lack of events means that the Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park ...

ISLAMIC RELIEF UK was “showing the love” on St Valentine’s Day – to highlight things which we love but could be lost as the global climate changes. The charity’s volunteers took inspiration from the Prophet Muhammad’s hadith, “The Earth is ...

DONALD TRUMP is trying to bamboozle the world into abandoning the just claims of the Palestinian people – and it’s up to democrats across the world to protest and stop him. The next protest action in the UK is a ...

ARE WE ON THE brink of World War III? While there appears to be a temporary stand off between Iran and the USA, with Donald Trump in charge anything could yet happen. The crisis will not go away. Even if ...

JOHN BIGGS – Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets – has decided to cut the amount of money spent on Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). And now he’s consulting the public on how to do it. As usual, ...

IS THE USA about to launch another military attack on a Middle Eastern country? Rational people around the world have been baffled as to why US President Donald Trump is goading Iran – and are fearing the consequences. Iran had ...