Hamza Mikael #bookbikelondon WAS BORN in Barking & Dagenham and is the brainchild of resident and community volunteer Emdad Rahman, who wanted to combine his passion for books and cycling. Zoinul Abidin, Head of Universal Services at Barking & Dagenham, ...
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Man charged with race-hate attacks in Hackney
A MAN HAS appeared in court to face charges in connection with a series of assaults on Jewish people in Stamford Hill, Hackney, on 18th August. This followed a public appeal to try to identify a man whose image was ...
Read More »Humdum Foodbank Team goes digital
Muhammad Talha HUMDUM UK – based in Barking & Dagenham – came about as a result of the passion of Nighat and Kishwar Bhola to serve those facing food poverty and hardship. Both mother and daughter became concerned by the ...
Read More »Sounds on Sunday: 50 years ago/13
FIFTY YEARS AGO the Charts recorded the best-selling “singles” of each week. Have the hits of 1971 stood the test of half a century of time slipping by since they were released? Sadly, in most cases the top selling singles ...
Read More »Little Litter League break litter pick record
Emdad Rahman THE #littlelitterleague has smashed its litter pick record. Working in partnership with Darul Ummah Goresbrook, they collected a whopping 49 bags of litter during a community litter pick in Dagenham. The community group of volunteers beat their own ...
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