IT WAS A three-in-one dinner for the Asian Catering Federation (ACF) and their 170 guests at the House of Commons this week. If the hors d’oeuvres of the event was honouring the winners of the Asian & Oriental Chef Awards, ...
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Thought for today 03.03.20
HEIDI ALEXANDER stands up for plastic. How strange. “PS – the plastic bike crate is the way forward. Forget wicker baskets.” Heidi Alexander, former Labour MP for Lewisham East and current Deputy Mayor of London for Transport (appointed by Sadiq ...
Read More »Jungle Cry goes down a storm in Carmarthenshire
IT WAS A standing ovation forBollywood Hollywood’s new rugby biopic Jungle Cry at its official screening in Wales – the home of rugby – this week. Jungle Cry tells the story of one of the most unusual – and bravest ...
Read More »Runners interview: Where’s Wally? fun run, debuts at the Olympics!
Emdad Rahman On 15 March 2020, hundreds of runners, families and book lovers will dress up as the popular children’s book character Where’s Wally? and run, jog or walk to raise money for the charity’s work. Supported by ...
Read More »Four Corona cases in Tower Hamlets
FOUR residents of Tower Hamlets have been diagnosed as having the Corona virus, also known as Covid-19. At the start of the week, only one case had been reported: the 300% increase was revealed today, Tuesday, 10th March. One infected ...
Read More »Thought for today 02.03.20
Claudia Webbe MP warns that the racism of the Tory Government will be a divisive force, not a unifying one, in our society. “As a black woman, a daughter of the windrush generation representing the incredibly diverse constituency of Leicester ...
Read More »Shihan becomes London Super Series supremo
Emdad Rahman AMINUL ISLAM SHIHAN has purchased London City for this years London Super Series! The former Scintilla Cricket Club star batsman, who is also the captain of Comilla Warriors, is proud to be spearheading London City. Shihan said, “I’m ...
Read More »Thought for today 01.03.20
Laura Pidcock entered the public debate about how the stance politicians take on migrants can stoke racism in society. Her comments were made before she became an MP. “Anyone in a position of influence who uses dehumanising language is part ...
Read More »Shakib wows crowd at London charity night
Emdad Rahman BANGLADESH CRICKET STAR Shakib Al Hassan was the star attraction at an event held at the Mayfair venue in Romford to celebrate Muslim Charity’s Children of the World project. The event, hosted by Essex Cricket Board Director Jawar ...
Read More »Go beyond sticking plaster solutions!
URGENT ACTION NEEDED! Will you help the medics at Medact pressure the Government to tackle inequality and the resulting ill health, most prevalent among the poor? There’s been a string of news in recent weeks showing that inequality is growing ...
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