“My home is their home. They are part of me and they are part of my household.” Ernestine John, foster carer Three foster families have just been presented with special awards by Tower Hamlets Council in recognition of their efforts: ...

Boris is doing a great deal to make life worse for young Londoners, but here is one small way in which he is trying to make amends. Gigs is a music festival which is open to London-based musician aged 11-25. ...

“Dance” and “theatre” are adult concepts, used to distinguish strictly between two different forms of self-expression. C-12 Dance Theatre entwines both dance and theatre disciplines to deliver an innovative and emotional blend of physical dance performance with a theatrical narrative. ...

Emdad Rahman meets a survivor of the stricken Costa Concordia ferry Frencen Fernandes has a harrowing tale to tell. The 23 year old Portugese national, originally from Goa, was on board the stricken Costa Concordia – the Italian cruise ship ...

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has hosted the launch of a major new report which reveals a shock decline in the level of black and minority ethnic (BME) representation on London’s NHS trust boards. Health academic Roger Kline’s research found ...

John Gorle, Usdaw’s National Officer with responsibility for the Co-op, has explained Usdaw’s position on the unfolding events at the Co-op. Here is his statement. “The problems at the Co-operative Bank have been a real concern for some time and ...

Spring Gathering This year’s Spring Gathering will be held at Tarling East Community Centre in Shadwell on Thursday, 1st May. The day will run from 10.30 till 3 with stalls, workshops, talks, free lunch and a tour of a local ...

The jury in the trial of three young men from Poplar accused of killing Ajmol Alom has delivered a “guilty” verdict. Ajmol’s family responded by thanking police and the Crown Prosecution service for bringing Ajmol’s killers to trial. Sixteen year ...

Harry Palmer reflects on the close alliance between Labour and the Tories. This week Eric Pickles threw his spotlight on Tower Hamlets: but while he was shining his light on Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s Council, he also brought the actions of ...

EMDAD RAHMAN meets with Andy Burnham MP to talk about 25 years of loss and pain. After 25 gruelling and heart breaking years, fresh inquests into the deaths of the Liverpool fans who died at or as a result of ...