IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.” Bill Watterson, US cartoonist, author of Calvin and Hobbes ●Read more about it: Thought ...

Emdad Rahman FOOD POVERTY within the UK is a rising crisis, with one in five people now struggling to put food on the table. One and a half million Britons have reported not eating for a whole day because they have ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.” George W. Bush ●Read ...

Emdad Rahman TWO SENIOR CITIZENS from Barking & Dagenham have braved the rain to complete a sponsored walk for orphans. The veterans raised close to £2000 with their tremendous effort on London Marathon Day 2020. Lutfur Rahman, 83, and 63 year ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “Life begins at 40 – but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.” Helen Rowland, 1875-1950, US journalist ●Read ...

OCTOBER IS breast cancer awareness month – bringing a range of charities and health organisations together to keep women aware of how to check for the condition and seek help if they need to. A range of charities are engaging ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” Groucho Marx, US comedian ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

A PEDESTRIAN died in Dagenham after being hit by a car – leaving police with the job of finding the driver, who left the scene. The incident occurred in a car park in Whalebone Lane South, a few minutes before ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and playwright, 1854-1900 ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

IT’S  SEPTEMBER. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.” Plato, c. 423-428 to 347-8 Athenian philosopher ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today