By Emdad Rahman Champions elect Poplar Legends eased into the penultimate week of games in the Sonali Othith Masters Tournament at Mulberry Leisure Centre and are now firm favourites to lift the veterans championship. Rekhon Ali scored a stunning hat ...
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Council cracks down on Brick Lane behaviour
Cllr Shiria Khatun, one of Labour’s Deputy Mayors, has this week warned that John Bigg’s Labour Administration is keeping a close eye on Brick Lane and will make sure all outlets conform to the law. She said: “The hearing decision ...
Read More »Friends group organises family day for Human Relief Foundation
Emdad Rahman A group of friends has got together to deliver a worthwhile project in aid of the Human Relief Foundation. Nura Said from Tower Hamlets and her friends have organised a family fun day in Whitechapel at the Brady ...
Read More »Iftar 1000 family to hold fun day at St Matthias
Emdad Rahman The Iftar 1000 team is planning a family fun day on Saturday, 28th May – and it’s extending invitations to the community to come along and support their charitable initiatives. The fun day will take place at St ...
Read More »Fokrul Islam receives award for outstanding sports volunteering
Emdad Rahman Community activist Fokrul Islam has been recognised by the London Federation of Sports and Recreation with a Voluntary Award 2016. The Federation is the voice of voluntary sport in Greater London and through its wide representation on sports ...
Read More »Red Market brings summer fun to Shoreditch
For the sixth year running, a number of art and music events will be running in Shoreditch under the umbrella name of the RED Market. Organisers fear this may be the last year that the festival-come-pop-up will be able to ...
Read More »Scintilla beat West Essex to maintain NCL surge
Emdad Rahman Zisan Abedin scored 90 as Scintilla CC beat West Essex CC in the National Cricket League. The match took place at the Rolls Sports Ground, and captain Ayaz Karim returned from injury to lead the victory charge. Scintilla ...
Read More »Hawks trapped as Scintilla win again
Emdad Rahman Scintilla CC were in no mood to take prisoners as Hawks were skittled out for 140 in 36 overs at the Jubilee Sports Ground. Top scorers for Hawks were Siddique (28) and Osman (24). Captain Shaha Riadh and ...
Read More »Disability Day 2016 attracts hundreds of participants
Emdad Rahman The hugely popular Disability Sports Day Festival 2016 has been successfully delivered by Vallance CSA for an eighth consecutive year. Junel Uddin, Senior Sports & Project Manager, said: “The 2016 festival was described by participants as one of ...
Read More »Not Just A Laugh raises £50k
Emdad Rahman The Not Just A Laugh comedy night in aid of Newbury Park Islamic Cultural Centre (NPICC) was a huge success as visitors to The White House venue in Newham were treated to a barrel of laughs by a ...
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