Cllr Rabina Khan will take the lead at tonight’s meeting of Tower Hamlets Council (22nd July) – the first scheduled Council meeting since John Biggs squeaked to victory in the mayoral election – and call on John Biggs to run ...

Emdad Rahman faces off with both stars at the East Village, Stratford City. The three year anniversary of the London 2012 Olympics is approaching fast. To celebrate the arrival of Ping! London table tennis tables at the East Village – ...

The last week of July sees the opening of a new exhibition for the heart of summer at the Hang Up gallery. Dog Days: Summer’s Hottest Artists opens on 24th July. It’s a group exhibition showcasing a unique blend of ...

Tower Hamlets marked the first ever annual Memorial Day to remember victims of honour based violence last week with a number of installation events outside the borough’s Idea Stores. The council’s Domestic Violence and Hate Crime organised the Day to ...

How better to mark the third – “leather” – anniversary of the London Olympics than to ask supporters to use up yet more shoe-leather by heading back to the stadium where it all happened? Clearly, there’s nothing better, because that’s ...

Emdad Rahman A devastating post-Ramadan and Eid performance saw Scintilla Cricket Club turn on the style in their Essex County Cricket League clash with Newham Cricket Club. A lively atmosphere at the game saw senior members, friends and family turn ...

Things are looking up for Swan Housing Association. The controversial social landlord suffered a setback in late 2012 when it was found that some of their employees had committed fraud by falsifying documents in order to claim a government grant ...

•There are mixed feelings in hearing that the Big Lottery Fund* has announced that it will be making awards to over 60 projects in London through its Awards For All and Reaching Communities programmes. On the one hand, this is ...

Ellie and Sam sit just metres away from each other on the steps at Stratford station every day, never meeting or speaking… until one day Ellie leaves her notebook behind. Sam embarks on a journey around Stratford to reunite Ellie ...

Barrister Nazir Ahmed asks why there are sales at Christmas, but price hikes at Eids. It is often said that we have more than 10,000 Indian restaurants and takeaways in the United Kingdom. The real figure, if the outlets were ...