POLICE HAVE arrested three young men after the brawl in Shacklewell Lane at the start of last month. During the altercation, a noxious substance was used to attack three men. The three arrested were: Turgut Adakan, 22, of East Ham; ...

Emdad Rahman The An Naba Network organised a fun Ramadan community event to bring people together while also supporting a worthy charitable cause. A card making workshop was arranged for kids and big kids (adults!) to help bring smiles to ...

A CONVICTION for making indecent images of children has seen a Special Constable being dismissed from the Metropolitan Police. Special Constable George Corr was attached to Hackney. An investigation by Surrey Police found 1,656 indecent images and videos of children ...

Emdad Rahman THE FASTING 5K, also known as the Thawb Trek, returned to Mile End Park for another year, as fasting runners observing the month of Ramadan laced up their trainers to do a Ramadan run for charity. All the ...

A NASTY BRAWL in Shacklewell Lane, E8 turned even nastier when a “noxious substance” was used as a weapon against three men. The incident happened on Sunday, 6th May. Police moved quickly and arrested Hackney youngster Serkan Kiziltan, 21. He ...

BETHNAL GREEN Road was the scene of a hit and run collision on 20th April – and police have been unable to find the driver, who did not stop at the scene of the accident. The incident took place just ...

Muhammad Ismael EMDAD RAHMAN MBE has signed up to run 100 kilometres for Running Down Dementia. The community volunteer is also a Dementia Friends Champion and is lacing up to defeat dementia. For the second year running, the Freeman of ...

A FIFTH PERSON has been charged in connection with the murder of Daniel Frederick of Hackney. The new suspect is a 17 year old male, who was charged on 9th May and appeared at the Old Bailey on 10th May. ...

A ROMFORD man was critically injured when an argument ended in a case of assault on 8th May. The incident took place just before 7.30pm at the Aldeman public house on Chippenham Road in Romford. The victim, a 51 year ...

IN A TRIBUTE TO the direct action of the suffragettes, Tower Hamlets Save Our Nurseries campaigners pressed their cause with John Biggs, Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets, on one of his first engagements outside the Town Hall since he was ...