THE BBC has announced this afternoon, 27th November, the twelve names on the shortlist for the award of BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017. The award will be made at an event on Sunday, 17th December at the Echo ...
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Kaleigh Lau stars at Team Kaleigh 10k Challenge
Emdad Rahman ENCHANTING seven year old Kaleigh Lau was the star of the show at the first ever Team Kaleigh 10k Challenge in Redbridge. The community event, supported by the iconic Sikhs in the City Running Club, was organised to raise ...
Read More »Our children need us!
WE ALL HOPE that no child we know will ever have to go to hospital for heart surgery. But we know that if the worst comes to the worst, there are world class facilities in London that can save young ...
Read More »ECCL Awards Night hails the best of Barking & Dagenham
Emdad Rahman BARKING & Dagenham was the talk of the town at the annual Essex County Cricket League awards night 2017 as both Scintilla CC and Barking CC were awarded the League and Cup to round off a brilliant season ...
Read More »Hillsborough: Anne’s last wish comes true
ONE OF THE LAST wishes of Anne Williams has come true, four years after her death. She wanted to honour the people who tried to save her son Kevin, who lost his life in Hillsborough Stadium in April 1989. Ninety-six ...
Read More »UK Bangladeshi Golf Soc Rookies put through paces
Emdad Rahman THE UK Bangladeshi Golf Society (UKBGS) has entered its third official month, and the forum takes pride in supporting its new members. A learner day was recently held to support a group of rookie members. The Club itself is ...
Read More »Poplar Shahjalal Mosque hosts dementia session
Maruf Ahmed AT THE PACKED weekly Friday Jumuah prayers, Poplar Shahjalal Mosque hosted an information session to help raise awareness of Dementia. The Dementia Friends programme, led by Emdad Rahman, was attended by over 300 people and accompanied the Imam’s Friday ...
Read More »UK Bangladeshi Golf Society steps up a gear
Emdad Rahman THE UK BANGLADESHI Golf Society (UKBGS) has grown from humble beginnings to boast 50 members, 31 of whom took part in the Society’s second tournament, held at Woolston Manor Golf and Country Club in Chigwell, Essex. Nurul Hoque, ...
Read More »Excel Award 2017 celebrates excellence
Emdad Rahman Darul Ummah has held its annual Excel Awards to celebrate excellent achievements in the community and education including those taking SATs, GCSEs, A-Levels, university courses and/or Islamic studies. The awards, organised by Dawatul Islam UK & Eire, honour ...
Read More »Homeless London braces itself for winter
Emdad Rahman BEFORE YOU turn away put yourself in their place… Joe joined the ranks and made his debut tonight. I had barely said hello and given him a hug and we were in action. He took to it like ...
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