Emdad Rahman BISHWANATH UNITED from East London have held their first Inter-Bishwanath National Tournament up north in Rochdale. Six teams played each other during an extremely hot and sunny afternoon, with outfits representing London, Bishwanath United management, Bradford, Rochdale, Oldham ...
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Man gets jail for Isle of Dogs knife attack
A MAN HAS BEEN sent to jail for eight years for carrying out a vicious attack with a carpet knife. The assault took place outside Alice Shepherd House, on Manchester Road on the Isle of Dogs, last October. The guilty ...
Read More »Beanibazar beat Dakshin Surma in cancer charity friendly
Ismael Rahman WITH THE ARRIVAL of summer, Beanibazar and Dakshin Surma went head to head at Stratford Drapers in a benefit game for the Beanibazar Cancer Hospital – an entertaining Greater Sylhet friendly. Forid Ahmed and Aktar Hussain stayed true ...
Read More »EL Mosque seeking evening Madrasah Head
THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE is looking for a head teacher for its evening Madrasah, which provides key supplementary after-school Islamic education to children and young people. The head teacher will lead a team of teachers – who will provide Muslim ...
Read More »UWT fundraisers target Ramadan food packs for Syria
Emdad Rahman A GROUP OF friends have clubbed together to support Syrians who will be fasting during Ramadan. The team are fundraising to provide Ramadan food packs to help those who are fasting. The packs will not be restricted to ...
Read More »Crime’s up – as Tories cut police funding
IT’S BAD NEWS from the Metropolitan Police, who have reported that the number of recorded crimes rose last year (April 2016 to March 2017) compared with the year before (April 2017 to March 2018). The number of notifiable offences increased ...
Read More »BDVB partner with LIDL to support homeless
Muhammad Talha The Barking & Dagenham Volunteering Bureau (BDVB) is delighted to announce a working partnership which sees supermarket chain LIDL joining John Samuel Estates and Avril’s Platters to support four local homeless hostels. The local partnership will officially be ...
Read More »EL Mosque seeks Senior Imam
THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE is seeking to appoint a Senior Imam. The Mosque describes itself as surrounded by a community which has high expectations for Islamic guidance and leadership. It sees itself as working closely with UK and overseas Muslim ...
Read More »Newham teen found with lethal knife/hammer
A TEENAGER WAS found out and about on the streets of Newham with a dangerous weapon last week. The item was a combined knife/hammer. The youngster, 17, was found to be carrying the weapon during a stop and search operation ...
Read More »What will ASDA/Sainsbury’s merger mean for East London?
TWO MAJOR UK supermarkets – ASDA and Sainsbury’s – have agreed terms for a merger in which the two supermarkets will continue as separate outlets but will share a management structure. Should East Londoners be cheering – or crying with ...
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