THERE’S JUST three years to go until the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham – and Team England’s swimmers have begun building a solid base at the Aquatics World Championships in South Korea. Leading the pack has been Adam Peaty – who ...

WHAT WERE WE listening to 50 years ago?  One early number one in 1969 was this catchy little number from Amen Corner, which topped the charts early in the year. The song is little more than its chorus – but ...

THE PRE-SEASON encounter at the Breyer Group Stadium began with both teams laying a wreath in the centre circle in memory of the late Justin Edinbugh. The move was welcomed by applause from the crowd. Profits from the match are ...

A POLICE investigation has ended with one man being charged with committing a series of sexual assaults in Newham and Waltham Forest over the last month. The man charged is Abdallah Baballah, 23, of no fixed above. On 27th July, ...

THE AUGUST issue of The Voice – online magazine of the East London Garden Society (ELGS) is out, bringing the area’s gardeners the usual mix of know-how and debate. The major news is a move to establish a five mile ...

KICK OFF is at 3pm today, Saturday, 27th July at the Breyer Group Stadium as Leyton Orient take on Norwich City. All profits from the match will be donated to the JE3 Foundation – set up in memory of the ...

JOHN BIGGS – Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets – has decided to cut the amount of money spent on Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). And now he’s consulting the public on how to do it. As usual, ...

YOU’RE 19. You go to a barbecue. You drive your friends home – but it’s not that late and it’s summer so you stay out and you sit on a wall and chat with a girl. But Abdul Mayanja sat ...

THE ENGLAND Women’s Netball team have added to a summer of creditable performances in women’s sport at national level. They have also turned the table on the run of losing out on medals in post-semi final playoffs – winning the ...

HE WAS JUST 23 years old when he died. And now two of the three young men who murdered Abdulrahman Nassor Juma have been sentenced to life in prison – with a minimum term of 23 years. A third murderer ...