THIRTEEN PEOPLE were arrested this morning, 17th April, as police raided 18 residential addresses in East London, Reading and Feltham. Police recovered a large quantity of Class A drugs as well as imitation firearms, offensive weapons and high value vehicles. ...
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Peabody claims don’t stack up for Tower Hamlets
PEABODY HOUSING ASSOCIATION has released figures which appear to contradict earlier statements issued to justify the sale of 17 Robinson Road. The housing association claims that it is a caring social landlord which is committed to being a good landlord ...
Read More »Who saw Green Street gunman?
SHOTS were fired in a barber’s shop in Green Street, E13 on Saturday, 6th April – and police are calling for anyone who was in the area, saw the incident or has any information about it to come forward and ...
Read More »Leytonstone lad heads for Brit Superbikes competition
IT WON’T BE a day on the sofa with non-stop chocolate for Leytonstone resident Kai Dickinson, 20. He’ll be at Silverstone, one of 25 bikers taking part in the British Superbikes Junior Supersport Competition. It’s taken Kai four years of ...
Read More »Peabody defends selling off homes
PEABODY Housing Association has defended its sale of social housing, claiming that it is only selling a small number of units – and this to subsidise the building of new homes. The Association has come under criticism for trying to ...
Read More »Tough Mudder: what are you waiting for?
Emdad Rahman FOR THE FIRST EVENT of the 2019 season, Tough Mudder headed to North London for five kilometres of awesome obstacles and epic teamwork. Abdal and I decided to really go wild on Friday night by travelling over to ...
Read More »Finsbury Park hosts Tough Mudder Urban 5K
Emdad Rahman For the first event of the 2019 season Tough Mudder has headed to North London for 5 kilometres of awesome obstacles and epic teamwork. Abdal and I decided to really go wild on Friday night by travelling over ...
Read More »Karate kid is Sports Personality of the Year
NINE YEAR OLD Karissa Ho has won the 2018 Canary Wharf Group Sports Personality of the Year award. The award was presented – in front of local sports enthusiasts, players and administrators, and dignitaries gathered in Canary Wharf’s own East ...
Read More »Limehouse Women’s Cycle Project
Emdad Rahman Want to learn to ride or improve your cycle skills? Join a female only bike project on Sunday mornings. The meeting point is The Royal Foundation of St Katharine, with sessions usually taking place at Limehouse Basin. The ...
Read More »Canary Wharf Sports Personality of the Year announced
Canary Wharf Group is delighted to announce the winner of the Canary Wharf Sports Personality of the Year Award, Karissa Ho, who at only nine years old impressed the judges with her success in Karate. Karissa beat off strong competition ...
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