Bollywood superstar of over 100 films Akshay Kumar is preparing for a busy new year as he looks forward to the release of his new film Airlift. It’s an edge-of-the-seat thriller based on a real incident which occurred in Kuwait ...
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Peabody: a lost opportunity
Peabody Housing Association was established in 1862 by the US banker and philanthropist, George Peabody. Nowadays their mission is “to ensure that as many people as possible have a good home”. Really? In Tower Hamlets, Peabody has been known as ...
Read More »Change of Plan?
Confusion surrounds three applications to set up Neighbourhood Planning Forums which came to the December meeting of Tower Hamlets Council’s Cabinet. Residents have done the preparatory work in three areas – parts of Spitafields, Limehouse and the Isle of Dogs ...
Read More »Jimmy Hill 1928-2015
Player, pundit, presenter Fearsome union leader The Bearded Beatnik always fit the bill Craven Cottage fame He once scored five in a game Farewell Jimmy as you trot over the Hill number7 © Emdad Rahman
Read More »Football legend Jimmy Hill passes away
Jimmy Hill – a man whose life was football – has died at the age of 87. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease seven years ago and he lived the last years of his life in a care home. Hill ...
Read More »Elderly woman burgled: can you help?
Police in Hackney are appealing for information after an elderly lady was a victim of a bogus caller at her home in Stoke Newington. The incident occurred at approximately 11:30am on Tuesday, 8th December in Durley Road, N16. The victim, ...
Read More »Carols by Candlelight supports dementia
TV’s Ruth Langsford hosted 600 guests at the Alzheimer’s Society’s dementia-friendly carol concert on 15th December, raising over £23,000 for the Society. This brings the total amount raised by Carols by Candlelight London to £59,000 over the last three years. ...
Read More »SPLASH youngsters serve the elderly
Emdad Rahman Participants from the SPLASH Youth Leadership programme have been spending their free time actively helping and engaging with older community residents. Small teams of young people have been visiting three different Old Peoples’ Residential Homes (Sonali Gardens, Duncan Court ...
Read More »Theatre Royal Stratford East announces 2016 programme
While the curtain goes up each night on this year’s Panto, Robin Hood, staff at East London’s Theatre Royal have found a moment to present their programme for next year. It’s also been announced that the theatre achieved 86% capacity ...
Read More »Aminah is a success at the Young Muslim writers Awards
Emdad Rahman Aminah Jasmine Rahman fulfilled a lifelong ambition to be an award-winning poet after the youngster won the Key Stage 2 poetry award at the annual Young Muslim Writers Awards for 2015. The glittering event was held at Senate ...
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