Most Council meetings are open to the public. Going along and seeing your councillors perform is a good way to keep an eye on them and learn about what’s going on. Meetings can move or be cancelled, so check your ...

FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. Last week we announced ...

ONE MAN has been arrested after a series of attacks in Edinburgh last night, Friday, 19th June, left five people injured. Counter-terrorism officers are working with local police on the investigation. The attacks seem to have begun near the Broomhouse ...

WHO WOULD have thought that right wing media personality would want to watch the World Cup? And that if she did, she would choose to watch it in the friendly atmosphere of the Dundee Arms in Bethnal Green? Reports are ...

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump is in deep trouble. His war on Iran, waged together with Israel, has not been successful and it is making him and the Republicans increasingly unpopular – as the USA heads to mid-term elections in November. ...

A POPULAR brand of French brie has been recalled because it has been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes cause symptoms which are similar to flu or food poisoning, such as high temperature, muscle ache, chills, nausea, sickness and diarrhoea. ...

Hafsa Noor ON 12TH June, US business media outlet Forbes declared that technology entrepreneur Elon Musk has become the first person in history to amass a net worth of one trillion dollars. According to market analysts and financial observers, the ...

HIS RISK paid off. Andy Burnham – sorry, Andy Burnham MP – won 54.8% in the Makerfield by-election. He smashed Reform into second place – six weeks after they won Council seats across the UK. He won more votes than ...

PRIDE MONTH ends with a celebration in Tower Hamlets, as the Council holds a Pride Picnic Summer Bandstand Celebration in Victoria Park. The event last from 12 noon to 5pm on Sunday, 28th June. Bring a blanket and your picnic ...

IN TRAGIC circumstances, a 70 year old woman has been found dead in a residential property in Boulton Road, Dagenham. Police were called to the address by the London Ambulance Service, which had concerns about the welfare of a woman. ...