ONE OF THE LAST wishes of Anne Williams has come true, four years after her death. She wanted to honour the people who tried to save her son Kevin, who lost his life in Hillsborough Stadium in April 1989. Ninety-six ...
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Homeless London braces itself for winter
Emdad Rahman BEFORE YOU turn away put yourself in their place… Joe joined the ranks and made his debut tonight. I had barely said hello and given him a hug and we were in action. He took to it like ...
Read More »Shoreditch wrap up ILFL Division 2
Emdad Rahman IN THEIR DEBUT SEASON in the Inner London Football League (ILFL) Shoreditch FC have made their mark by storming to the Division 2 championship. Sayed Miah’s men controlled the League from the beginning, and the winning formula was ...
Read More »Judan Ali maps out Lings Elite Under-18 progress
Emdad Rahman JUDAN ALI, the Manager and Head Coach for the Indonesian National Army Football Team, is lending his extensive footballing knowledge to help fire a group of 18 year olds to greater success. In his earlier days Ali was ...
Read More »Leftley Sports Club puts health first
Emdad Rahman IN AN EFFORT to improve health and wellbeing, some residents in Barking & Dagenham have set up a running club for the residents of the Leftley Estate and beyond. For the last six months, “Walk & Talk” running ...
Read More »London Tigers are ILFL Premier League Champions
Md Ismael ON AN EVENING of sheer exhilaration and drama, London Tigers were crowned the Inner London Football League (ILFL) Premier Division champions after nicking the trophy from leaders Stepney FC on goal difference. Both teams went into the final ...
Read More »SYA Vets are ILFL Division 1 champs!
Emdad Rahman FOR SHEER DRAMA the Inner London Football League (ILFL) has produced its most compelling season yet. With London Tigers pipping Stepney FC to the Premiership title on goal difference, it was over to Muhammed Nashir’s SYA, who had to ...
Read More »Chattak hold victory reception
Emdad Rahman The local football community turned out in force as Whitechapel-based Chattak FC held a victory reception at The Atrium, Brick Lane to commemorate their fairytale success in the 2017 Greater Sylhet Cup. The evening started with a film ...
Read More »Leyton Orient host mental health awareness day
Muhammad Talha THE LEYTON ORIENT TRUST – in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia Action Alliance, Fans for Diversity and Kick It Out – hosted a Mental Health Awareness Day at Brisbane Road on the day of Orient’s home game ...
Read More »Fantastic film night for Palestine
TOWER HAMLETS Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Bromley-by-Bow Centre are joining forces to support a free showing of the Oscar-nominated film 5 Broken Cameras on Thursday, 24th October. The film is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in ...
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