FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. Last week was the ...

DO US voters still trust their President’s every word? That question will be answered on 3rd November, when US voters elect members of The House of Representatives and the Senate – together known as Congress. The Trump statement that the ...

BARKING & DAGENHAM College has an excellent reputation for teaching a good range of practical subjects. One area of particular focus is the Green Skills Hub, where today’s young people are acquiring skills to join the careers of tomorrow. The ...

HUNDREDS OF families in Tower Hamlets will welcome the news that the Council has submitted five planning applications to build new homes – another step forward in the “Mayor’s Accelerated Housing Programme”. Mayor Lutfur Rahman is pleased with this achievement. ...

CAN YOU help police identify and locate the man in this picture? Police who are investigating a homophobic hate crime which took plase in Hackney would like to speak to him. The crime took place in the early hours of ...

WHAT DO you like? What is missing? What could be done better? These are the questions Tower Hamlets Council is asking residents in a survey which closes at 5pm on Friday, 28th August. The survey takes just five minutes to ...

LESS THAN a week after Masum Miah was found dead in Newham, a man has been charged with murder. The man charged has been named as Sergiu Leahu, 40, of no fixed aggress. Mr Miah was found with gunshot wounds ...

WHEN Mayor Lutfur Rahman planned, in 2022, to install 1,000 Electric Vehicle Charging Points over the lifetime of his Administration, there were some residents who thought this was fanciful. How wrong they were! The plan was tailored to local circumstances ...

WHAT? ANOTHER ONE? The famous words of “Brenda from Bristol” spring to mind as news comes of yet another government plan to build more homes to tackle the housing crisis. The latest plan has a target of building 70,000 social ...

GREAT EXAM results were welcomed by Mayor Lutfur Rahman last week, as GCSE achievements came out just after SATs results for Key Stage 2 school pupils. Mayor Lutfur Rahman congratulated all those young people who sat GCSES, saying, “I know ...