The Frontera Festival was born in 2013 in Santiago, Chile. Audiences of up to 60,000 people enjoyed all that Latin music had to offer – in all its different styles, trends and genres. The Festival grew fast, and it is ...
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What’s on down at the Cemetery Park?
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is a graveyard situated in Mile End. No longer used for burials, it is now a wildlife haven for flora and fauna alike. It is open to visitors who want to enjoy a little bit of ...
Read More »Getting fresh up the Roman
Roman Road market is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays – and the Council has just announced that fresh food stalls will be joining the market on Saturdays. Roman Road is a traditional East London street market and most traders ...
Read More »Council lines up fun for St George’s Day and Queen’s birthday
The Council is laying on various events for families and senior citizens at the end of April to mark two events which are seen as the epitome of “Englishness” – but is all as it seems? •On 21st April, the ...
Read More »Doctors on fourth strike to save NHS
As junior doctors begin their fourth episode of industrial action, all the signs are that both their resolve and public support remain solid. The latest recruit to the doctors’ cause is the Patients Association, which has now indicated its formal ...
Read More »US primaries: has Trump run out of gas?
Donald Trump’s race for the White House has suffered a setback, with rival candidate Ted Cruz winning the primary contest in the mid-western state of Wisconsin. Trump remains in the lead of the contest to be selected as the Republican ...
Read More »Council finds money to honour Queen
Tower Hamlets Council is inviting community groups to apply for grants of up to £250 to fund street parties or local events to honour the Queen on account of her 90th birthday this month. Events may be held on any ...
Read More »Honours even as Jawhara and Stepney meet in Moroccan showdown
Jawhara FC 2-2 Stepney FC Emdad Rahman Members of Stepney Football Club, who are visiting Morocco as part of a cultural and football tour, locked horns with Lareche-based Jawhara FC in a friendly match at the Campo Hasaniya. In a ...
Read More »Rebels with a cause
Baaghi is a new action story from UTV Motion Pictures and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment which will be released at the end of the month. But movie-goers don’t have to wait for weeks to get a glimpse of the action – ...
Read More »Lansbury Estate Mosque becomes dementia-friendly
Jenny Fisher The Lansbury Estate Mosque has become the first Mosque in Tower Hamlets to become dementia friendly. Friday is the most important day of the week for Muslims worldwide, and it is the day when the Jumuah prayers are ...
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