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Hackney is the host as Balagonj win the Greater Sylhet Upazila Cup 2015

Emdad Rahman Balagonj FC 1-0 Moulvibazar FC Hackney was the host borough as twelve teams representing the areas that comprise the Bangladeshi region of Sylhet celebrated their football heritage as the sun shone down on this London borough. The event ...

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Rugby legend is confident of a good home showing

Jason Leonard: “This is going to be the best World Cup ever!” Emdad Rahman meets a World Cup winner. Rugby Football Union (RFU) President Jason Leonard OBE was at West Ham United Football Club to welcome rugby’s most prestigious prize, ...

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NPICC raise Dementia awareness

By Jenny Fisher The Newbury Park Islamic Cultural Centre held a Dementia Friends Information session to highlight the effects on dementia on people’s lives and how people living with dementia can be supported to live well. The Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia ...

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Football United!

Emdad Rahman reflects on the Greater Sylhet Upazila Cup 2015. The experience convinced him that grassroots football brings communities together much more than it divides them. Doubters will always walk among us. “This will create factions, and you should know ...

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Help for Heroes benefit match will give Zadran a boost, says Lamb

Chair of Selectors Allan Lamb believes fast bowler Shapoor Zadran can only benefit from rubbing shoulders with some legends of the game at Cricket for Heroes on Thursday, 17th September. The popular Afghanistan paceman takes his place in a Rest ...

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Going up!

Scintilla Cricket Clubs second team is promoted! Emdad Rahman Scintilla Cricket Club celebrated another momentous season as the Barking & Dagenham outfits second team clinched promotion to the first division of the Essex County Cricket League. At Hainault Recreation Park ...

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Small businesses: don’t miss pensions deadline!

Most businesses in the UK – even small ones – should be well into the process of sorting out their pension schemes. While it used to be up to each company whether they offered their workers a pension or not, ...

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Hackney meets its history in an Electric Bloom

Fancy a night-time walk around Hackney on 12th September? That’s your chance to join an immersive trail around Hackney, taking in artwork created by residents and professionals at heritage landmarks, with audio stories shared by local residents reflecting Hackney’s past, ...

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District rivals gear up for UK Greater Sylhet Cup

Emdad Rahman Beanibazar 1-0 Moulvibazar Ahead of Sunday’s Greater Sylhet Cup, which will be hosted at Mabley Green in Hackney, Beanibazar and Moulvibazar met in a warm up game before the tournament kicks off. A competitive and well spirited game ...

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Is it all over for glyphosate?

The September issue of The Voice, newsletter of the East London Garden Society (ELGS) is out – bringing the shocking news that glyphosate may find its days are numbered. Paul Stamets, an innovative mycologist (mushroom man) has identified a naturally ...

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