Emdad Rahman Many homeless people are deterred from registering to vote because they do not have a fixed postal address, but being homeless is actually not a bar. For decades the plight of those who are homeless has been neglected ...
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Sport gets close and personal
Andres Iniesta and Serge Ibaka endorse new technology which gives fans a “First Vision”. Emdad Rahman Since Serge Ibaka (NBA Oklahoma City Thunder) and Andres Iniesta (Barcelona FC) became partner investors in Spanish company FirstV1sion, 300 fans have followed suit ...
Read More »THF defends decision to reclaim money owed by Rich Mix
At the Council meting on Wednesday last week, Tower Hamlets First councillors responded to critics of the Mayor’s decision to reclaim a loan paid by Tower Hamlets Council to the Rich Mix cultural centre a decade and a half ago. ...
Read More »History in the Making…
“TAB” is the super-group that the world has been waiting for! Combining the three biggest names in the Asian music industry for the past three decades, absolute legends in their own right, TAB brings together the powerful vocals of Taz, ...
Read More »Rangers lose second spot but dig deep to rescue home point
Emdad Rahman reports from Ibrox Rangers 2-2 Falkirk Glasgow Rangers stepped out at home against Falkirk today (Saturday, 25th April) looking to solidify their second placed position. A bright and breezy start saw Darren McGregor’s right footed shot cause a ...
Read More »Labour coronation for John Biggs over the heads of local members
London Labour Party officials have given losing mayoral candidate John Biggs a chance to make it “fourth time lucky” by announcing that he will be the Party’s candidate in the re-run election for Tower Hamlets Mayor, to be held on ...
Read More »THCC start season with a win!
Tower Hamlets Cricket Club kicked off their 2015 cricket season with a determined victory against Alexandra Park CC, winning by three wickets. This was the first time a club from Tower Hamlets had taken part in the Middlesex County Cup ...
Read More »Man fined for illegal trading
Mr Somsul Haq of Quaker Street, Shoreditch, was fined almost £2,000 at Thames Magistrates’ Court after being found guilty of illegal street trading. He had been found selling imported cigarettes in Whitechapel Market by Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officers in August ...
Read More »Crisis Square Mile Run series is back!
Run solo, run relay, race to end homelessness Emdad Rahman The Crisis Square Mile Run series is back. This summer the charity needs enthusiastic people to join 2,500 runners and take to the streets of London to help raise much ...
Read More »Primary allocations in top place
Parents and guardians who have applied for their child to have a place in a Tower Hamlets primary school heard the results of their application last week. The good news is that a huge majority of children – 94.8% – ...
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