EIGHT ARRESTS were made across East London last month as police fighting moped-riding mobile phone thieves conducted morning raids in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Havering. The raids took place as part of Operation Venice, run by the Metropolitan Police together ...
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London Enterprise Academy pupils join charity 5k
Maruf Ahmed WHILE MOST SCHOOL CHILDREN were tucking into their well-earned midday lunches, a group of Year 10 pupils from the London Enterprise Academy in Whitechapel joined volunteers from the UK charity Human Relief Foundation to raise awareness of issues ...
Read More »Woman dies after Hackney cycle collision
POLICE HAVE revealed that a woman who was involved in a collision with a bicycle in Hackney has since died. The incident occurred on 28th August on Kingsland High Street, E8. The woman, 56, was a pedestrian. She was trying ...
Read More »London youngster Saqlain joins Bangladesh Premier League
Emdad Rahman The Bangladeshi community in Britain was proud to hear that British teenagers Saqlain Chowdhury and his friend Sadik have both been offered the opportunity to play in the Bangladesh Premier League. The two teenage prodigies have been signed ...
Read More »New ways to protect Muslim heritage
Emdad Rahman Launch of first ever guide for archiving specifically aimed at Muslim institutes First conference to discuss archiving Muslim heritage Launch of one-off special edition of 105-year-old Islamic Magazine The Everyday Muslim Heritage and Archive Initiative (EMHAI), in partnership ...
Read More »East London teens jailed for knife and acid attacks
TWO YOUNG MEN from East London were jailed last month after being found guilty of a series of robberies – and injuring their victims, some very seriously, with knives and acid. The third member of this violent gang was from ...
Read More »Dagenham88 hold #runandtalk on World Mental Health Day
Emdad Rahman On Wednesday, 10th October Dagenham88 Runners held a #runandtalk event to mark World Mental Health Day. A large group turned up for a brisk two mile walk and a friendly chat along the way. Headed by the Club’s ...
Read More »MCM Comic Con returns to London
MCM Comic Con is returning to East London. The UK’s largest pop culture event will be held at ExCeL on 26-28th October. Join thousands of cosplayers, movie buffs, comic fans, families, gamers, collectors and anime enthusiasts to meet special guests ...
Read More »Man arrested in Dagenham sexual assault case
DETECTIVES moved quickly to make an arrest after an 18 year old woman was sexually assaulted in Dagenham on 6th September. The incident occurred on the footbridge between Reede Road and Blackbourne Road, near Pondfield Park. The following day, Adef ...
Read More »Bring back democracy to Tower Hamlets?
A LONG JOURNEY starts with a single step – and that single step may have been taken in Greatorex Street in Tower Hamlets on Sunday night, 7th October when a number of community activists came together to discuss how to ...
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