Last year’s sweltering heatwave in mainland Europe has combined with the UK’s heavy rainfall to reduce this year’s onion crop by at least 10%. As a result, industry analysts fear that wholesale prices may rise by over 50%. The largest ...

In the old days, when you had a festival or a fun-day, your Council told you when and where it was and what was going on and you went their and did it. Now, under Boris Johnson’s free-market London, you ...

China sneezes: will the world catch a cold? This could be – and is – a phrase being used today to headline articles about China’s admission that its annual economic growth has sunk below 7%. It was also a headline ...

Sadly, although we are enjoying a mild period over the holidays, it is likely that winter will arrive in earnest in the New Year. Tower Hamlets Council has issued some advice to help us cope – especially the more vulnerable ...

Emdad Rahman goes ice skating at the Tower of London. It’s time to dust off the hats, scarves and gloves in preparation for real outdoor seasonal entertainment – and where better to go than the Tower? Slap bang in the ...

Representatives of over 190 countries at a climate change summit in Paris came to a historic agreement on 12th December… or so they tell us. Is it enough to save the world? The stakes are high. The risk to the ...

The London Tigers Football Club’s Under 17s team won their semi-final match in the London County Saturday Youth League Cup against St Matthews FC with a score of 5-1. The game was played at London Tigers Sports Complex, Spikes Bridge ...

Emdad Rahman Unbeaten Ben “The Entertainer” Day is due to fight Londoner Ryan “Crash Bang” Taylor on 5th December at London’s historic York Hall for the now vacant Southern Area super-lightweight title. The Goodwin Promotions show features two Southern Area clashes at a packed event boasting a whopping 18 scheduled fights. Taylor, 27 years ...

Urban mountaineering for city adventurers Emdad Rahman Up at The 02 is a unique and fun experience and something all readers are recommended to add to their bucket list of things to do. Like James Bond in The World Is Not ...

Emdad Rahman Hundreds of residents turned out for the Ocean & Limehouse Field Community Fun Day which took place on Saturday 5th September at Shandy Park, Stepney. The Fun Day was arranged as a way of engaging all members of ...