EACH SPRING we have the competition to hear the first cuckoo of Spring – but when it’s an election year we have a parallel hunt for the first sighting of former Labour Councillor and Leader of the Council Michael Keith. ...

A WOMAN HAS BEEN charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of John Maclean, 35, in Galleon House a block of flats at the southern end of Manchester Road, opposite George Green school. Police were called out at around 8am ...

LABOUR LEADER Jeremy Corbyn wrote to Tory Prime Minister Theresa May after she had sent UK aircraft to bomb Syria in retaliation for President Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons against the Syrian population in Douma. Corbyn set out his ...

UKIP MEMBERS have managed to elect another Leader – but they will have to gear up for yet another election contest in a few months. Gerard Batten has won the members’ ballot – but he’s already announced that he will ...

NEW IMAGES have been released of two young men whom police want to trace in connection with an assault that took place in Newham just before last Christmas. A total of three assailants were involved. The victim, a 32 year ...

Emdad Rahman The Learn & Live Foundation organised a community charity exhibition at the Lansbury Lodge in Poplar to support the vulnerable and needy. In attendance as chief guest was Councillor Sabina Akhtar, Speaker of Tower Hamlets Council. Activities on ...

A DELIVERY DRIVER on a moped was attack and robbed by a group of youths as he drove along Ronnie Lane, E12 in Newham. The incident happened at around 6.30pm last Thursday, 5th April. The 23 year old driver was ...

AS THERESA MAY risked UK and Syrian lives with a military attack on targets in Syria last night, opposition came from many UK sources. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn gave a quick and concise response, saying, “Bombs won’t save lives or bring about ...

THE POLICE investigation to bring those who killed Hackney man Daniel Frederick is pressing forward. The following four male suspects appeared in Court earlier this month and have been remanded in custody to appear for trial at the Old Bailey ...

Emdad Rahman AHEAD OF THE START of the Essex County Cricket League (ECCL) Adil Ejaz Bhatti has been appointed the new captain of the first team at Scintilla Cricket Club. The powerful all rounder is a long standing member of ...