A STRING of physical attacks on Muslim organisations and venues in East London has led to a man being charged with five counts of racially and religiously aggravated criminal damage. The man has been named as Illia Bilyk, 21, of ...

FOR ONE day only, Brick Lane will host the extravaganza that is the Brick Lane Curry Festival. It will be a day of great food, live music, dancing, costumes… and fun for all the family. The Festival will take place ...

The Parliamentary Tiffin Cup used to be described as an award which celebrated culinary diversity. Now George Shaw, Editor of the Good Curry Guide is calling on MPs to revive the Cup to help South Asian restaurants. The Tiffin Cup ...

IT’S SEXUAL HEALTH Awareness Week. Tower Hamlets Council is marking the week by holding an event outside the Town Hall from 10.30am to 4pm on Thursday, 17th September. There will be a testing van outside the Town Hall and you ...

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump makes some pretty outstanding claims – but this one is surely a contender for “claim of the century”. A man called Chris Martz posted a comment on X on 12th September, commenting on the lack of ...

A REAL-LIFE example of ARTA’s impact can be seen in the experience of Khosru Mia, owner and of Cambridge’s Curry Palace restaurant. Another notable participant in this year’s competition was Khosru Mia, the owner and of Curry Palace in Cambridge. ...

Hafsa Noor ON 7TH SEPTEMBER 2026, chefs from 15 regions across the UK gathered at Cambridge Regional College for the ARTA National Chef of the Year Cook-Off, competing for the coveted title of best chef. The event was about more ...

DEPUTY MAYOR Cllr Maium Talukdar took time out of his busy schedule last Saturday to visit a health fair in Launch Street on the Isle of Dogs last Thursday, 10th September. And he joined in what was going on – ...

A FIRE in Newham damaged most of the ground floor and a small part of the first floor on Tuesday. An outbuilding also suffered some damage. Calls came in to Fire Control Officers at 10.10pm. Four fire engines – from ...

WE ALL fear falling ill – especially with those serious conditions such as a heart attack, a stroke or diabetes. However, there are ways to help yourself avoid the worst problems – by “knowing your numbers”. These serious conditions don’t ...