ORLANDO SOTO is 87 years old – and he is missing from his home in Hackney, N16. He has dementia and is partially sighted. Mr Soto was last seen during the afternoon of 7th July. He was wearing a red, ...

Maruf Ahmed WHILE MOST SCHOOL CHILDREN were tucking into their well-earned midday lunches, a group of Year 10 pupils from the London Enterprise Academy in Whitechapel joined volunteers from the UK charity Human Relief Foundation to raise awareness of issues ...

Two charities – the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) and Childline – are to receive a cash boost after financial services company KPMG revealed its staff will raise £1 million over the next two years. ...

Emdad Rahman IN ASSOCIATION WITH Barking & Dagenham Canoeing Club, the Leftley Sports Club has delivered its first canoeing session at Mayesbrook Park lake. The activity will take place every Saturday at a cost of £5 per participant. Leftley Sports ...

EDWINA LEWIS, 87, went missing from her home in Romford in the early hours of this morning. Edwina is a black woman who was wearing black trousers and a beige jacket. She may have been carrying an M&S bag. Police ...

Emdad Rahman A TEAM OF budding mountaineers from East London have climbed Ben Nevis in Scotland, the highest mountain in the British Isles, to raise funds for and awareness of their cause.  The twelve strong team started their journey at ...

Emdad Rahman A TEAM OF mountaineers are leaving behind the sizzling weather in London to go off to bonny Scotland and climb Ben Nevis.  The team started their journey at the Hedgecock Centre in Barking & Dagenham with a Dementia ...

EMDAD RAHMAN has run eleven British 10ks in a row to support London’s homeless. The Barking & Dagenham resident – who lives, works and volunteers while dividing his time between Barking and Tower Hamlets – joined 10-15,000 runners in Central ...

Emdad Rahman LEFTLEY SPORTS CLUB, in the heart of Barking & Dagenham, is celebrating after beating Eastbury Community Association to the very first derby game between the two teams. A brace from the evergreen Zoinul Abidin and an own goal ...

Emdad Rahman To continue to promote healthy living and sports in the community, the Leftley Sports Club Team was invited to attend the Barking Abbey School community fair.  The event took place within the school fields, and attendees included students, ...