Community

Emdad Rahman: The Beani Bazar Education Trust has appointed a new committee to oversee an educational support drive to boost literacy and numeracy rates as well as supporting young people who wish to take up further education. The inauguration ceremony took place ...

Tower Hamlets Council is establishing a team of community champions who will be able to challenge sexual and other forms of abuse experienced by women and girls in the workplace and the community. The initiative is modeled on the community ...

A group of sixty pupils from Cayley Primary School descended on Victoria Park last week, where they road tested a new learning pack and workbook devised by Tower Hamlets Council in partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund. The pack includes ...

Greenlight Youth Club in Bow Road is run by Tower Hamlets Council and provides a range of exciting activities and courses for young people aged 13-19 (and up to 25 for those with special educational needs). Activities on offer include ...

Public Health England and a leading health charity have joined forces in a new campaign to tackle one of the biggest health issues facing England and a growing issue for ethnic minority communities. The Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends initiative aims ...

Emdad Rahman: Impressions Banqueting Suite was the venue for a charity dinner and evening of entertainment as the local Muslim community came together to support the building of the Newbury Park Islamic Cultural Centre. Titled “The Blessed Few,” the event ...

The Court of Appeal has taken a decision which will help some children in some kinds of court cases. The decision concerns who pays for expert reports which are ordered by the Court. Although it is an important ruling, it ...

Olympian Mo Farah May have pulled out due to injury, but the BUPA 10,000 proved to be a fruitful experience for a number of charities. Among the thousands of runners was a cohort of east-enders running to support important charitable ...

Tower Hamlets Council’s innovative energy-saving co-op, T.H.E. Community Power, has been on the road during May, showing residents how they can make savings on their home energy bills. THE Community Power has given residents advice on how they can make ...

The East London Mosque has announced that Britain First made an attempt to “invade” the mosque on Monday, 19th May. The mosque’s security cameras picked up four members of the Group parking up outside the mosque and entering the building. ...