Jack Allen celebrated his 90th birthday last week. Happy birthday, Jack – 90 is a great achievement. But although he was celebrating, and looking forward, Jack took time out to take a birthday gift to the people who made it ...

Emdad Rahman With a glorious summer day in full swing, The Lighted Path, a new Tower Hamlets-based mental health project, was launched during a small community fun day at Sir John MacDougal Gardens on the Isle of Dogs. The family ...

All twenty-two Councils in Wales promised to accept refugees from war-torn Syria – but new Home Office figures show that only five (less than a quarter) have done so. The news has disappointed charities working with refugees. Carys Mair Thomas, ...

Mystery surrounds the murder of Mahmuda Aktar, wife of Superintendent Babul Aktar, in Chittagong today. Immediate responses to the murder centred on speculation that Ms Aktar was killed because of her husband’s leading role in police investigations into the Jamayetul ...

Under 8s Newark 4 vs East End B 3 Yaasir Rahman 2 Eisa Islam 2 MOTM Eisa Islam Under 10s Newark B 6 vs East End 3 Yassine Abdat Ahmed 5 Younus Ahmed 1 MOTM Ridwan Choudhury Under 10s Newark ...

Emdad Rahman Shaha Riadh’s starting XI ran visitors Roding Valley CC ragged to stake their credentials for another high placed finish in the Essex County Cricket League this season. Scintilla batted first and with home advantage coupled with a pitch ...

Muhammad Ali was a man of principle – and an example to others of how standing by your principle will eventually be rewarded. He was probably only the second most famous, and most courageous, black man on the planet – ...

Saturday, 4th June offers young and the young-at-heart a great afternoon out at the Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. The Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park are holding their annual Summer Fair from 12 noon until 5pm. There will be the ...

Emdad Rahman Bishwanath 0-4 Beanibazar  The second Upozila Cup 2016 hits town in August and preparations are well underway as competing teams from the Bangladeshi region of Sylhet prepare for this summer blockbuster football tournament.  Before the month of Ramadan ...

John “one job” Biggs is now free from commitments to City Hall and is now holding down only one job – running Tower Hamlets. But he’s clearly still a busy man. On 1st June, a notice went up on Tower ...