EACH YEAR for the last five years Oxfam has produced a report on the gap between the richest individuals in the world and the poorest communities – and the news is that the gap is getting bigger. The report is published ...

IT WAS GOOD NEWS for hockey players in Tower Hamlets last week as a new all-weather, floodlit hockey pitch was opened in Mile End Park. It was formally opened by Helen Richardson-Walsh, Olympic gold medal winner, and John Biggs, mayor ...

THERE’S A REVAMPED public space in Bethnal Green – and John Biggs went out to give it a formal opening. He was joined by the London International Gospel Choir, who gave a performance to draw attention to the revamp. The ...

IT WAS THE early hours of Sunday, 21st January – round about ten to five in the morning – when the emergency services were called out to the A12, near the Leytonstone junction. They found that a black Ford Focus, ...

THE POLICE OFFICER who chased Rashan Charles,20, into a corner shop in Dalston on 22nd July, forced him to the ground, held him down and then tried to pull something out of his mouth will not face criminal charges. The ...

Emdad Rahman WE FORGOT OUR BANNER today at the One Third Soup Kitchen and could have sold all the food we had in stock today. The aroma emanating from the delicious birianis made by Shahela, Moinur, Adam and the family ...

UKIP Leader Henry Bolton has lost a vote of no confidence at a meeting of UKIP’s ruling body. The vote was taken because Mr Bolton’s girlfriend had tweeted a series of offensive messages. Mr Bolton has since ended the relationship. ...

IT WAS FOUR HOURS OF talking, vision and passion – and no discussion of how to keep basic services going under the Tory Government’s austerity regime. That was the “partnership summit” last week. The event brought the public, private and ...

THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE and the London Muslim Centre are hosting an “Evening of Reflection” with Ustadha Yasmin Mogahed on Monday, 22nd January. This will be an event for sisters only and will take place at the London Muslim Centre. ...

Muhammad Talha EMDAD RAHMAN HAS completed a 300 mile cycle challenge to raise awareness of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Research UK. Dementia is one of our greatest medical challenges with one million people in the UK set to be affected by ...