Emdad Rahman The second coming of the Beast from the East still could not freeze the spirits – as determined runners defied the extreme cold weather to take part in their weekly Parkrun. As part of a mass awareness drive, ...

THE LAST WEEK has seen yet another teenager stabbed to death in East London. The latest incident occurred in Chadwell Heath at approximately 10.30pm on Wednesday, 14th March. The first the police heard was that there had been an assault ...

DEVELOPERS Canary Wharf Group has announced the winner of their Sports Personality of the Year award. She is boxer Caroline Dubois, who was presented her award on 15th March at a ceremony at Canary Wharf’s plush East Wintergarden. Three local ...

DID YOU SEE a collision on Royal Docks Road, at the junction with Claps Gate Lane, E6 on Monday, 12th March? The incident happened just after noon, near a branch of McDonald’s. A black Audi A3 collided with a car ...

TWO MONTHS AGO, 17 year old Derryck John of Thornton Heath pleaded guilty to twelve charges arising out of a spree of acid attacks he conducted in Newham, Hackney and Islington last July. This week he was sentenced to ten ...

TWO WOMEN from Palestine are coming all the way to the UK next week to talk about their experiences of living in Palestine under Israeli occupation. The visitors were invited to the UK by the Tower Hamlets-Jenin and the Camden-Abu ...

TWO YOUNG TEENS were stabbed in Newham on 13th February – and now police are looking for a white Ford Kuga which they believe was used in the attack upon them. Police believe it was displaying false number plates. The ...

POLICE ARE ASKING for witnesses to a fatal collision in West Ham to come forward. It happened on Boxing Day, and led to the death of Julio Silva, who was 89 years old. Mr Silva was walking across Upton Lane, ...

Emdad Rahman AHEAD OF THE coming cricket seasons Scintilla CC have appointed Moin Arefin as captain of the second team. The all-rounder will lead Scintilla in their promotion charge in the Essex County Cricket League this season.  Speaking after the appointment ...

TICKETS GO ON SALE at 1pm on 12th March for an Easter Monday clash between the London Lions and BC Vyatautas Prienu of the Lithuanian premier men’s basketball league, the LKL. The international fixture will take place on Easter Monday, ...