Hillary Clinton has formally acknowledged that she now has enough delegates in place to be chosen as the Democratic Party’s candidate for US President. Winning the vote isn’t always a guarantee of going on to be the official candidate, but ...
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Run! Field Day’s coming!
Field Day – Tower Hamlets’ answer to Glastonbury – takes place in Victoria Park on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June, and the last few tickets are now on sale. Saturday’s headliner is James Blake, who was recently featured on ...
Read More »Scintilla score big to beat pack leaders Kothi
Emdad Rahman Scintilla CC returned to Hackney Marshes to inflict defeat on National Cricket League high flyers Kothi CC as the race for the title heats up. Scintilla played out their quota of 40 overs first and reached 262/9 before ...
Read More »Have a heart!
Jack Allen celebrated his 90th birthday last week. Happy birthday, Jack – 90 is a great achievement. But although he was celebrating, and looking forward, Jack took time out to take a birthday gift to the people who made it ...
Read More »Outreach mental health outreach programme launched at outdoor event
Emdad Rahman With a glorious summer day in full swing, The Lighted Path, a new Tower Hamlets-based mental health project, was launched during a small community fun day at Sir John MacDougal Gardens on the Isle of Dogs. The family ...
Read More »Councils drag their feet on accepting Syrian refugees
All twenty-two Councils in Wales promised to accept refugees from war-torn Syria – but new Home Office figures show that only five (less than a quarter) have done so. The news has disappointed charities working with refugees. Carys Mair Thomas, ...
Read More »Police chief’s wife assassinated: protests mount
Mystery surrounds the murder of Mahmuda Aktar, wife of Superintendent Babul Aktar, in Chittagong today. Immediate responses to the murder centred on speculation that Ms Aktar was killed because of her husband’s leading role in police investigations into the Jamayetul ...
Read More »Tower Hamlets Youth League results 4th June 2016
Under 8s Newark 4 vs East End B 3 Yaasir Rahman 2 Eisa Islam 2 MOTM Eisa Islam Under 10s Newark B 6 vs East End 3 Yassine Abdat Ahmed 5 Younus Ahmed 1 MOTM Ridwan Choudhury Under 10s Newark ...
Read More »Scintilla see off high flying Roding to go second
Emdad Rahman Shaha Riadh’s starting XI ran visitors Roding Valley CC ragged to stake their credentials for another high placed finish in the Essex County Cricket League this season. Scintilla batted first and with home advantage coupled with a pitch ...
Read More »Muhammad Ali dies: the “humble mountain” has fallen
Muhammad Ali was a man of principle – and an example to others of how standing by your principle will eventually be rewarded. He was probably only the second most famous, and most courageous, black man on the planet – ...
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