RUNNING 5km once a week for a year is no walk in the park – except in the case of Councillor Khaled Noor, who takes running 5k in his stride, whatever the weather. Cllr Noor is a well known figure ...
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Apsana: vindicated!
APSANA BEGUM, MP for Poplar & Limehouse, has today been found not guilty of three counts of making dishonest applications for council housing to Tower Hamlets Council. Rumours that Apsana Begum was guilty of fraud began circulating in Tower Hamlets ...
Read More »London Landmarks Half Marathon is Back!
Emdad Rahman LONDON’S HALF MARATHON through Westminster and the City has returned once again, and we have hooked up with a special runner to inspire us ahead of what promises to be a spectacular event. The event is proud to ...
Read More »ASICS 10k sees mass running return to London
Maruf Ahmed Emdad Rahman A day after the return of Parkrun UK, London saw runners return to the streets to take part in ASICS London 10K, produced by Limelight Sports Club – the largest closed road celebration of running since ...
Read More »John Biggs holds virtual meeting on building safety
ARE YOU worried about the safety of your home? Tower Hamlets Executive Mayor John Biggs is holding a virtual meeting at 7pm on Thursday, 22nd July which will focus on this question. The Executive Mayor has tweeted that he wants ...
Read More »London Sportif launches All Stars
Maruf Ahmed Emdad Rahman London Sportif has arranged an eight week cricket festival in association with All Stars and Dynamos cricket. Sessions will take place every Tuesday at Victoria Park for the next seven weeks – and they are a great ...
Read More »Newham man guilty of child sex abuse
A MAN has been found guilty of sexually abusing a child after a hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court last month. The guilty man is William Powell, 66, of East Ham Manor Way, Beckton. The Court heard that in May 2018 ...
Read More »Mayor thanks volunteers – a year after shafting the workers
JULY BEGAN WITH a day out at the Art Pavilion in Mile End for Tower Hamlets Executive Mayor John Biggs. The visit was organised so that he could thank the volunteers who have kept it – and many other extra ...
Read More »Bethnal Green man gets 9 years for grenade plot
HE WAS TRYING to buy a grenade – with a view to using it in an attack on a police station. This much was discovered by the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command. What remains unclear is why he wanted to ...
Read More »Starmer’s broom still trying to sweep away dissent
AS BLAIRTE Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer battles to stamp his authority on the Labour Party, voting has started on the membership of the Conference Arrangements Committee (CAC). It may – it does – sound like the dullest election ever, ...
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