FOUR MEN are to appear in court after a Hackney Council Enforcement Officer was assaulted in Leaside Road, E5, on 16th January. Those summonsed are: •Osher Freidman, 30, of Wargrave Avenue, N15; •Mordechai Freidman, 31, of Fairholt Road, N16; •Benjamin ...

The East London Mosque will be holding its 5k community fun run in Victoria Park on Sunday, 17th September. The main objectives of the run are to promote healthier lifestyles in the community and also to help Muslim charities raise ...

THE GOVERNMENT has just released a new Tobacco Control Plan – an updated strategy for reducing the number of smokers in the UK. The Plan has been welcomed by the charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) – but with ...

HE PLEADED guilty to two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault as well as a range of other linked offences – and that’s why Jahir Hussain, 37, of Morris Road, E14 is now in jail. The minicab ...

A LEADING doctor has calculated that the increase in life expectancy – which the UK has experienced for 100 years – has begun to slow. The rate of increase has nearly halved since 2010, and government austerity policies may be ...

OFFICERS FROM THE Metropolitan Police Trident and Area Crime Command obtain a warrant to search the East London home of Endurance Omogun-Eichie, 20, in Cormorant Road, E7. The search was carried out in February. It was well worth the effort: ...

Emdad Rahman THE GOLAPGANJ squad recently enjoyed an upmarket team bonding golfing trip, which seems to be paying dividends as the team enjoyed a comeback win against Sylhet rivals Chattak.  Inspired by neighbours Beanibazar dominating on the pitch next door, the ...

Md Talha BEANIBAZAR MADE IT three wins on the trot in the final warm up game before the Greater Sylhet Cup kicks off. A passionate game saw both teams start off at a frenetic pace, with tackles flying in from all ...

POLICE HAVE released the above photo of a man wanted for questioning in connection with an assault which took place in Brick Lane on 1st November 2016. A man and his girlfriend were walking down the Lane when a man ...

TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL has been running courses to train local residents to become champions who will tackle hate crime in the borough. A lucky 13 residents have just begun the latest course, which has been completed by 71 residents to ...