A FOURTH MAN has been sentenced for the murder of Abdulrahman Nassor Juma (known as Mani), who was chased and stabbed to death in the street near his home in Barking in May 2018. The fourth man is Warrick Carson, ...
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East London Mosque issues charity challenge
Maruf Ahmed THROUGHOUT the pandemic – as people fell ill, as the community rallied round to help those in need, and as we sheltered in lockdown – Mosques across East London have been at the heart of community support. Mosques, ...
Read More »Barking cannabis farmer locked up for a year
AS POLICE entered the front of the property in Dereham Road, Barking, IG11, Dritan Muja went out the back. With the assistance of a drugs dog, officers quickly caught up with him and detained him. The raid took place on ...
Read More »Mega delivery serves six Island schools
NO CHILD should go hungry! That was the aim of the Island Network as they carried out a mega delivery of food parcels to primary schools on the Isle of Dogs, E14, last weekend. Not only was there a delivery ...
Read More »Who are the Ilford High Road thugs?
THEIR VICTIM sustained a head injury – which could have been a whole lot worse – in what appears to have been an unprovoked late night attack in High Road, Ilford, near the Marks and Spencer store, on Saturday, 5th ...
Read More »Drivers remember Gabriel – and call for better safety
AS SAFETY CONCERNS drive more passengers to abandon crowded public transport and travel by cabs, drivers of private hire vehicles are becoming increasingly worried about their own safety. Their concerns were described by Rema Diallo on The Tuesday Show earlier ...
Read More »Two teens guilty of Newham murder
TWO TEENAGERS have been convicted at the Old Bailey of the murder of Santino Angelo Dymiter. The murder happened in Chadd Green, E13, in Newham in August 2019. One of the two teens convicted has been named as Rahlem Anderson, ...
Read More »Young boy died after electrician was careless
HARVEY TYRRELL DIED when he was just seven years old. He died back in September 2018, at The King Harold pub in Station Road, Romford. A post mortem established that the cause of death was electrocution. A police investigation established ...
Read More »Foodbank coalition responds to community needs!
Emdad Rahman THE MASJID AL FALAH and Fatima Foodbank have been working in a coalition, providing essentials to needy, elderly and vulnerable people within Redbridge. The coalition serves the whole community, irrespective of race or religion. It has received regular referrals from ...
Read More »Sounds on Sunday: 50 years ago/7
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 ...
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