NEWHAM COULD BE building over 1,000 extra affordable homes in the next four years, thanks to an agreement between Newham Mayor Sir Robin Wales and London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The Mayor of London owns a site in Stephenson Street, Canning Town ...

THE SPACE – a unique arts space on Westferry Road, on the Isle of Dogs – is a week into a “one festival”. It’s a series of plays which are all performed by just one actor. There’s 19 plays altogether, ...

IT WAS LUTFUR RAHMAN who promoted the Mayor’s Cup – an annual competition for football teams in Tower Hamlets. John Biggs has been carrying on the tournament. Each year the tournament has raised money which is spent on football teams ...

HUMAN APPEAL has been working to alleviate suffering in Syria since the outbreak of the civil war. Tragically, it looks like the hard working charity will be there for a long while yet. The violence of war is continuing. Parts ...

THERE’S A RANGE OF activities at the East London Mosque and London Muslim Centres with which volunteers can help. Not only do the volunteers help the Mosque to deliver its activities, but they also offer volunteers a rewarding experience – ...

DECLARE TOWER HAMLETS a Trump Free Zone! That’s what Cllr Ohid Ahmed is calling on John Biggs to do. He has tabled a motion for the Council meeting next week, asking the whole Council to join him in asking John ...

JOHN BIGGS, mayor of Tower Hamlets, wants to see more of the borough’s residents recycling their rubbish – and he has made a small concession to make it slightly easier for them to do so. Residents who need to put ...

THE A406 FLYOVER above Redbridge Roundabout was the scene of a horror crash on Tuesday night which left two men each having a leg amputated – and the driver of the car which started it all just ran away. The ...

MAREK ZAKROCKI told police “I’m going to kill a Muslim. I’m doing this for Britain” – before going on a mini rampage around Harrow. He shouted abuse and caused damage – too drunk to carry out his threat. Zakrocki pleaded ...

ROBBERIES AND THEFTS are on the increase (according to the Office for National Statistics) – and the news has prompted the company Locksmith to see how individual London boroughs are affected. Top of the list is Newham, in sixth place with ...