Are we on the brink of another Labour upset? Three weeks ago it seemed self-evident that the borough’s sitting Labour MPs would walk through to victory at the General Election. That was before the election court verdict in the case ...
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Rushanara stands on her record: is it up to scratch?
There were smirks from the Tory benches at the last meeting of the Council as Labour Group Leader Cllr Rachael Saunders referred to Rushnara Ali as the local “MP”, who was working for her “constituents”. It had to be pointed ...
Read More »Burglars ruin students’ future: can you help?
Four young medical students are facing an uncertain future as police hunt for computers containing their college work which were stolen from their shared home in Bartlett Road over the weekend. Burglars got into the premises via a window, and ...
Read More »It’s a baby!
Reporting on the General Election faded into the background over the Bank Holiday weekend as news that a woman had given birth to a baby dominated newspaper and TV headlines across the UK. The child, a girl, was born into ...
Read More »Champions Scintilla start new season with a win
Emdad Rahman Scintilla Cricket Club – the reigning Essex County Cricket League Premier Division champions – have made a winning start to the new cricket season. In the season’s curtain raiser, the current Premier Division holders saw off Aztecs who ...
Read More »Scintilla Second XI get off to a winning start
Emdad Rahman At the start of the league season, Scintilla Cricket Club’s Second XI emulated the achievements of the senior team by notching up a win in the season’s opener. In this year’s first Essex County Cricket League fixture, Scintilla ...
Read More »Cllr Rabina Khan steps up to the front line
The news that Cllr Rabina Khan will stand in the mayoral election on 11th June, announced at last Thursday’s rally at the Waterlilly, will come as a delight to many voters in Tower Hamlets. As Cabinet Member for Housing (and, ...
Read More »Celebrate VE Day with Neighbours in Poplar
Sunday, 10th May 70th Anniversary of VE Day – 1945-2015 Dinner and Entertainment in St. Matthias Community Centre. 113 Poplar High Street, 4-7pm Details : 020-7987 0257 All welcome! 40s Theme
Read More »Raise Your Game brings the present and future together
Emirates Stadium, the home of Arsenal FC, hosted Kick It Out’s annual Raise Your Game conference which brought together over 300 mentees hoping to advance their careers within the football industry with more than 90 mentors who gave bespoke advice ...
Read More »Healthwatch finds dreadful discharge
Emdad Rahman Thousands of people are potentially being sent home without proper support when they leave hospital or a care home. Some of them are left isolated and end up in a predicament that could have been averted. An enquiry ...
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