A cooking session for young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) held in early December was such a success that a further session is to take place in January. At the first session, a group of people who ...
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Barts Health ups its equal ops
Caroline Alexander, Chief Nurse for NHS England (London) described Barts Health as a “role model for other NHS organisations” at a recent celebration event at The Great Hall of St Bartholomew’s Hospital (pictured above). What had the Trust done to ...
Read More »Street Orchestra comes to London: get ready to play
Why should orchestra music be confined to the concert hall? This is the thinking behind the Street Orchestra movement – and it’s coming to London early next year. Street Orchestra London (SOL) is modelled on the Ricciotti ensemble from Amsterdam ...
Read More »The road to improvement
Cllr Ayas Miah, Cabinet Member for Environment who did not get a chance to speak during the last Cabinet meeting, welcomed recent road improvements in the borough, with a brief and succinct comment: “We continue to work hard to improve ...
Read More »Reds get vital three points
Emdad Rahman reports from Anfield Liverpool 1-0 Leicester A run of four winless games was ended as a solitary strike from substitute Christian Benteke was enough to secure three precious points for Liverpool on Boxing Day. The Belgian hitman’s winning ...
Read More »Corsica: crowds attack Muslim prayer hall
The Mediterranean island of Corsica was the scene of a Christmas Day attack on a Muslim prayer hall by a crowd chanting “Arabs out!” Glass in the front door was shattered, fixtures and fittings were broken and some copies of ...
Read More »Check your pressies: will it bring beauty or is it a beast?
Check the labels on any skin lightening products Santa brought you, warns London Trading Standards. Thousands of image-conscious Londoners are risking their health and even their lives by continuing to use banned skin lightening creams that can seriously damage organs ...
Read More »Compliments of the season
If you are celebrating Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas at this special time of year. If you are not celebrating Christmas, we wish you health, wealth and happiness – and peace in your home and around the world. ...
Read More »Get your skates on!
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 ...
Read More »Visit Hampden Park – and experience football history
Emdad Rahman explores the Scottish National Museum and Hampden Park. The football heritage of Glasgow is unparalleled. Football romantics will be hard pressed to find a story to match that of the Lisbon Lions, born within 30 miles of Parkhead ...
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