By Muhammad Abdullah, 20th February 2015 Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman was defending himself in court today against allegations that were made against him by four accusers. They were all politically involved in last year’s local borough elections. The Mayor ...

Emdad Rahman reports that Enamul Haque Jnr has reached a milestone 400 wickets. Bangladeshi spinner Enamul Haque Jnr – who starred for Barking-based Scintilla Cricket Club en route to lifting the Essex County Cricket League Premier Division –has created history ...

On a two day trip to Lisbon, Emdad Rahman found time to visit the Estádio da Luz e Benfica. Football in Portugal is one of the country’s most important pastimes, and the Estádio da Luz e Benfica is one of ...

While animal rights campaigners have done much to raise issues to do with animal welfare, we seldom hear about the havoc that wee beasties can do to poor defenceless plants.  Now the Royal Horticultural Society is redressing the balance by ...

Womenswear designer Mary Benson, who graduated from the University of Westminster Fashion Design BA Honours course in 2014, is set to show her debut collection at London Fashion Week as part of Fashion East. Mary will be presenting her collection at the Institute of Contemporary ...

Molly launched her new exhibition at Forman’s Fish Smokehouse Gallery on Saturday, 14th February. This unique exhibition defies verbal description: go to see for yourselves. The exhibition is on display until 21st March and is open on  Thursday and Fridays ...

Thousands of British holidaymakers head for Spain each year: but how do we communicate with the locals? School-student Spanish (if you remember it) may not be enough. If you don’t want to find yourself at a loss, now’s the time ...

Cllr Joshua Peck made his usual appearance at the Tower Hamlets Cabinet last night, 4th February. He was there in his capacity as Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny (O&S) Committee – and in that capacity, he made his usual ...

Research reveals a startling gap between perception and reality of homelessness in London. Almost half of online adults aged 18+ in the London Government Region (45%) say they always, or almost always, do nothing when they see someone in the ...

Tower Hamlets’ employment rate is the highest it’s been for the borough since recording began in 2004. The figures, provided quarterly from the Annual Population Survey, show that 68.1% of the borough’s population are currently in employment – a 4.2% ...