ON THE FACE of it, this has to be good news. The Metropolitan Police have just announced that 16 people were arrested in Tower Hamlets and Hackney during a recent “hit day”, bringing total arrests to 145 since March 2020. ...
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London Muslim Centre offers spaces to rent
TWO FORMER GYMS in the London Muslim Centre and Maryam Centre are being offered up for rent. The Centres hope that they can be let out to organisations which have aims which complement those of the Centres. The first space ...
Read More »Bethnal Green woman, 90, suffers distraction burglary
Maruf Ahmed WHO IS THIS MAN? Police have released the above e-fit in an attempt to find the ringleader of a gang of three men who robbed a 90 year old woman in her home in Bethnal Green. The robbery ...
Read More »Sounds on Sunday: 50 years ago/8
50 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 »Illegal ravers in Tower Hamlets face fines of £800 each
WOULD YOU pay £800 to go to a party? Maybe if it was a very special party you might consider it. But if it was a makeshift rave in a derelict railway arch in Tidworth Road, Bow, E3, would you ...
Read More »Island Network lays on the Easter Eggs
THE VOLUNTEERS OF the indomitable Island Network are delivering over 400 Easter Eggs to elderly residents on the Isle of Dogs. The eggs have been funded by the Canary Wharf Group. The Easter treats are an addition to the food ...
Read More »What happened to missing Barking woman?
POLICE HAVE made a renewed appeal to the public to help them find out what happened to a woman who disappeared in Barking in September 2017. Stefana Otilia Malinici, who is known as Otilia, has not been seen since 6th ...
Read More »Partners set to tackle Islamophobia in the law
SATURDAY WILL see the public launch of a major initiative to investigate Islamophobia in the judicial system and legal profession of the UK – and make recommendations on how to challenge and eradicate it. The project is the brainchild of ...
Read More »Police dogs help fight crime in East London
MOST POLICING in London is carried out by human officers in the Metropolitan Police. Sometimes they receive assistance from four legged friends, who make a unique contribution to the fight against crime. Three incidents last month show how dogs help ...
Read More »Kind Counter launches in Tower Hamlets
Muhammad Talha THE KIND COUNTER, a new community social support and networking platform, has been launched in Tower Hamlets. It is a wellbeing communication platform which will be used to share books, food, clothes, stationary and bespoke items with anyone ...
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