Community

More than 60 residents from the Old Bethnal Green estate came together last month at the Minerva community centre to voice ideas on how to improve health and wellbeing in the area. The meeting was part of the Old Bethnal ...

Day one: and three victims are off the hook. We cannot stress enough that all political parties which stood candidates in last May’s mayoral and councillor elections signed an election protocol before nominations closed. Under its terms, they agreed to ...

It started today – but already all charges against one of the Defendants have been dropped. After last May’s mayoral election, four individual Tower Hamlets electors petitioned the election court, claiming that Lutfur Rahman could not have won the election ...

It’s Tower Hamlets first, as the borough’s Health and Wellbeing Board is the first such Board to support the “Halve It” coalition. The move has been warmly welcomed by health campaigners and lesbian and gay activists alike as a move ...

Earlier this month, France recoiled in horror as race and religious hatred led to a tragic loss of life in the country and reminded us of even greater numbers losing their lives further afield. A small step forward was taken ...

Emdad Rahman A Barking & Dagenham Councillor has completed the first leg of his bid to clock up 100 charity kilometres. Councillor Ahammed has signed up to ten runs in his quest to clock up 100k for charity. Labour Councillor ...

The 2015 list of the 100 most influence and inspirational British Bangladeshis was unveiled on Wednesday, 27th January at an invite-only, exclusive event in Canary Wharf.  The 2015 list and the BBPI Person of the Year were announced by the ...

Home tutors and parents of home-educated children are being invited to an information and networking event on Monday, 26th January. It’s a chance to meet other home-educating parents and to share your experiences of educating children at home. Delivered by ...

Emdad Rahman The British Bangladeshi Power 100 has announced that it is proud to sponsor one of the most promising racing car drivers in Britain. Teenager Zubair Hoque is a racing driver from Cheshire. He competed in the BRDC Formula ...

If you are a young resident of Tower Hamlets and trying to make your way as a serious athlete, help may be on hand. The GLL Sport Foundation (GSF) – the largest independent athlete support programme in the UK, operated ...