Cllr Maium Talukdar praised the Nari Centre – a new women’s centre for women in Tower Hamlets – after they held the Centre’s first Summer Fest. Tower Hamlets Council has given its Cabinet members very long job titles, and Cllr ...

LAY’S SOUR cream and dill crisps contain milk and wheat – but these ingredients are not on the label. This makes them dangerous to eat for anyone who has a milk or gluten allergy. The product has therefore been recalled. ...

WHO IS this woman? British Transport Police are asking members of the public to help them find her. They wish to speak to her in connection with an assault which took place at Whitechapel Underground station. The assault took place ...

IT’S A REWARDING activity, fostering children – and now Tower Hamlets Council is running an event so that you can find out more about it. As well as children, the Council also runs a scheme – “Shared Lives” – which ...

THE WILDFIRES in France and Spain have hit the headlines this summer – but there have also been wildfires in England and Scotland. Now we know how quickly a small blaze can get out of control, we all need to ...

FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. Elton John and Kiki ...

IT’S BEEN the sort of summer that’s sent millions of people out to buy a domestic fan to use at home. Now B&Q has issued an alert: one of the fans it has been selling could set fire to your ...

IT’S CONGRATULATIONS to Providence Row Outreach Psychotherapy Service’s “A Place Within”, which is one of the three winners of the London Homelessness Awards for 2026. The London Homelessness Awards are sponsored by the London Homelessness Foundation, London Housing Directors, the ...

EVERYONE in Bangladesh relies on the country producing food to eat. But a staggering number also rely on the Bangladeshi agricultural industry for their job: the sector accounts for around 10% of the economy and it employs around 40% of ...

THE COLLISION took place at 9.15pm on Whalebone Lane – the A12 – in Romford. A car had collided with a motorbike. The emergency services responded quickly. The London Ambulance Service, the Air Ambulance and the London Fire Brigade all ...