POLICE HAVE appealed for help in identifying a young man they wish to speak to in connection with a violent assault which took place on 20th June. A number of young men went into a Morrison’s shop in Stamford Hill ...

FOLLOWING THE recent terror attacks in Barcelona, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, the UK lead for Counter Terrorism Policing, has spoken out about how to stay safe and how, after the attacks in Barcelona, the public can help the police fight ...

THE LABOUR Group of Councillors have broken their silence on the parking consultation in Bow and Mile End currently being conducted by Tower Hamlets Council. Earlier last week the Council indicated that it was consulting all residents and some businesses ...

AS HIS PETITION on parking breaks through the 5,000 signature mark, Cllr Ohid Ahmed is calling on John Biggs to provide some clarity on the consultation currently underway. The Council has begun a consultation with residents and businesses in controlled ...

FOLLOWING THE recent terror attacks in Barcelona, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, the UK lead for Counter Terrorism Policing, has issued the following statement asking anyone who was in Spain to assist the authorities. “Our thoughts are with Spain, the victims, ...

TRIBUTES ARE flooding in to Sir Bruce Forsyth, whose death at the age of 89 has just been announced. Sir Bruce entered showbusiness at the age of 14, performing song and dance routines on the stage. He became nationally known ...

THE LAST weekend in August is always a bank holiday – but it still catches many of us out when it comes to healthcare. Regular NHS users need to plan – and the rest of us need to be aware ...

CLAIRE FORRESTER was last seen at approximately 10.30am on Thursday, 10th August, in Market Place, Romford. On Sunday, 13th August she spoke to a relative on the phone. She has not been seen or heard from since. Ms Forrester, 43, ...

A MAN arrested in Eleanor Street, Bow for carrying a bottle of a bleach-type acid has been convicted of possessing an offensive weapon and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. Kerr appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court on 19th July. He pleaded ...

Emdad Rahman THE UMMAH WELFARE TRUST has organised a charity BBQ to support the charity’s Burma appeal.  The event will take place from 12-7pm at the Rivergate Centre, Minter Road, Barking, Essex IG11 0FJ. On sale will be hot dogs, ...