WHAT WILL our “new normal” look like? To inform our debate, our “thoughts” this month will feature quotes from iconoclasts who want to see freedom, equality and justice for the many. Six weeks of listening to Boris Johnson and his ...

Muhammad Hamza A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN local sports rivals and businesses has proven particularly fruitful as members of the community have come together to deliver local aid to homeless residents. The Coronavirus pandemic has hit rough sleepers in Barking & Dagenham ...

ONE UNFORESEEN side effect of the Coronavirus Lockdown has been an increase in the incidence of domestic violence. The Metropolitan Police have been keen to point out that they are playing a part in rescuing victims and apprehending alleged perpetrators. ...

POP MUSIC was once so new and daring: it’s shocking to think that it’s over 50 years old. Some standards have been around for over half a century… What, then, were we listening to 50 years ago? It was an ...

THREE Community Support Hubs have been set up by Tower Hamlets Homes to support vulnerable residents. It is estimated that over 600 elderly and otherwise vulnerable residents could benefit. Tower Hamlets Homes, which manages Council residential properties on behalf of ...

POLICE ARE asking for anyone who witnessed a serious assault in Hainault which took place just before midnight on Thursday, 23rd April in Fowler Road, Hainault. Police attended and found a man who had been left seriously injured after being ...

WHAT WILL our “new normal” look like? To inform our debate, our “thoughts” this month will feature quotes from iconoclasts who want to see freedom, equality and justice for the many. Here is an extract from a BBC Question Time ...

THE VOLUME OF traffic on London streets has been greatly reduced during Lockdown – but the number of deaths on the road has been worryingly high. Since Lockdown began, eight people have died in collisions on London roads. It is ...

THE Stop the War Coalition is holding a virtual meeting on Saturday, 16th May to explore the issue of government expenditure on keeping people healthy and, on the other hand, killing them. The military never seem to go short of ...

IT IS 26 YEARS since Labour ended eight years of Liberal Democrat rule in Tower Hamlets – gaining 43 seats and leaving the opposition with just seven. Three of the seats were particularly welcome: those in the Millwall ward of ...