THIS IS how things used to be in East London: a huge majority for Labour Councillors, with a small opposition – a Labour Leader and a Labour Cabinet. It’s a team full of hope. Will that be enough? There is ...

ARE YOU looking for a Leyton Orient 2026/27 Season Ticket? If you are, act with great speed. The Club  prepared to sell 5,000 season tickets for the coming winter season – but sales have gone so well that there are ...

THE LONDON Fire Brigade has revealed its performance figures for the financial year April 2025 to March 2026 – and it turns out that 2,455 Londoners have reason to say “thank you” to London firefighters. That’s an average of nearly ...

MORRISONS has recalled its own-brand Savers Cashews, because there may be glass in the packets. The affected nuts come in a 125g pack, with best before dates ranging from 9th August to 9th October 2026. If you have a pack ...

Akbar Hussain More than a thousand Muslims gathered at Isleworth Deen Centre’s “Eid in the Park” celebration in Redlees Park, West London on 27th May. Families joined together at the event which was organised by Isleworth Deen Centre (IDC). The ...

WITH A promise to “put power back in the hands of the people”, Mayor Forhad Hussain kicked off his time as Mayor of Newham following his election on 7th May. He also pledged to focus on cleaner streets, community safety ...

NEW GREEN Mayor of Hackney, Zoë Garbett, has wasted no time in launching a quest to find out who owns Hackney. It’s an investigation into who owns land in Hackney and how the land is used. Mayor Garbett’s quest is ...

POLICE HAVE launched a murder investigation after a young teenager was stabbed on Monday, 25th May. Sadly, the young man died at the scene. Just after 7pm police received reports that a large number of people had gathered in Towpath ...

WE WONDERED what US President Donald Trump meant when he said a peace agreement with Iran was near. It turns out that what he meant was that the USA was going to return to military action. •Events over the last ...

MILK ALLERGIES can have serious consequence – they can even be fatal. When Sunrise International Foods Ltd realised that its Shama Falooda Almond flavour drink contained milk, it took swift action. The problem was not the presence of milk but ...