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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Who is the man behind shop assault in Ilford?
POLICE ARE ASKING for assistance in identifying a man who assaulted three shop assistants and a security guard in a shop in Ilford. The attack took place just after 2pm on Sunday, 13th December last year. The man who committed ...
Read More »Second Covid-break fine in Hackney: what’s wrong with them?
IN AN ECHO of the domino-playing incident in Tower Hamlets, where a group of men thought they would gather in a restaurant basement to play dominoes, a group of men have been found at a social club in Hackney – ...
Read More »Sounds on Sunday: 50 years ago/2
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 »Hackney gym faces fine for Covid regulation breach
A FITNESS CENTRE based in Stean Street, Hackney was given a Fixed Penalty Notice after police found that it was open to users on Friday, 8th January. Police received reports that the fitness centre was open and arrived there at ...
Read More »Will Biggs turn Bow into 12 year building site?
PUBLIC CONCERN is growing over the plans to develop the former gas works site on Bow Common Lane. These are due to be considered by the Tower Hamlets Council’s Strategic Development Committee (SDC) this week. The planning application was considered ...
Read More »STWC calls on the world to stop the war in Yemen
THE WAR IN Yemen – and, therefore, the future of its people – is poised on a knife edge. Trump is rattling his biggest sabres as he makes the final touches to his legacy – but there is hope that ...
Read More »Who is suspect in Romford shooting case?
POLICE HAVE released CCTV footage of a man they wish to identify, locate and interview in connection with a shooting which took place in Romford at just after 7.30am on 14th October 2020. The shooting occurred in White Hart Lane, ...
Read More »East London Mosque is still there for the community
TODAY, 15TH JANUARY, is the second Friday on which the doors of the East London Mosque have been closed at prayer time, as Tower Hamlets’ most famous Mosque does its bit to protect worshippers from Coronavirus. The guidelines which relate ...
Read More »Fourth arrest after Hackney shooting leaves woman paralysed
LESS THAN TWO months after a woman was shot in Westgate Street, E8, a 40 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The arrest was made at a location in Oxford. The shooting took place on ...
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