THE COUNCIL that banned a The Big Ride, a charity raising money for children in Gaza, from one of its local parks seems to have let a shadowy centre-right think tank hold an ideas conference in another park. The Council’s ...
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Zisan Abedin’s ton puts Neo CC on a high
Emdad Rahman WHILE THOUSANDS of Londoners were busy cycling 100 miles through London, Neo Cricket Club took on Ocean XI CC at the Peter May Sports Ground in the National Cricket League (NCL) Champions Division fixture. Ocean won the toss ...
Read More »Two charged after death of Romford lad
TWO MEN have now been charged with manslaughter after seven year old Harvey Tyrrell from Harold Wood was found unresponsive at the King Harold pub in Station Road, Romford on 11th September last year. Harvey was taken to hospital, but ...
Read More »New Orient players meet the community
TWO NEW ORIENT footballers – Conor Wilkinson and Lee Angol – spent yesterday down at the Orient Trust Football Camp, where they met 60 young people who have been enjoying the activity. The Football Camp is part of the Waltham ...
Read More »Police officer survives Leyton machete attack
A POLICE OFFICER is in hospital in a serious but stable condition after being subjected to a violent attack by a man with a machete in Leyton. The incident occurred just after midnight this morning, Thursday, 8th August. Uniformed police ...
Read More »Biggs deep in controversy over political use of parks
IS JOHN BIGGS guilty of double standards? This is the question local activists are asking after Tower Hamlets Council refused to allow The Big Ride for Palestine to end a charity bike ride in a public park as it may ...
Read More »Orient Five join RideLondon charity ride
THOUSANDS OF cyclists rode out of East London to the hills of Surrey before returning to the Mall in central London on Sunday, 4th August. They were part of the annual Prudential RideLondon event. Joining them were the following five ...
Read More »Police hunt missing Tower Hamlets teen
POLICE HAVE appealed to the public to help find Jayden Brown, 15, who has been missing since 26th July from Tower Hamlets. Jayden is known to spend time in various parts of East London, including Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham and ...
Read More »India takes step to ethnic cleansing in Kashmir
THE WORLD is holding its breath as India continues to take steps to bring the state of Kashmir – the only Muslim majority state in India – more closely under its direct control. Most Muslim-majority states became part of Pakistan ...
Read More »Silver for Team England mountain biker
TEAM ENGLAND mountain biker Evie Richards has won a silver medal at the Under-23s Mountain Biking World Cup event in Val di Sole, Italy. Evie completed the course in one hour, seven minutes and 47 seconds – just 42 seconds ...
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