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PEABODY Housing Association has defended its sale of social housing, claiming that it is only selling a small number of units – and this to subsidise the building of new homes. The Association has come under criticism for trying to ...

Emdad Rahman For the first event of the 2019 season Tough Mudder has headed to North London for 5 kilometres of awesome obstacles and epic teamwork. Abdal and I decided to really go wild on Friday night by travelling over ...

Emdad Rahman Want to learn to ride or improve your cycle skills? Join a female only bike project on Sunday mornings. The meeting point is The Royal Foundation of St Katharine, with sessions usually taking place at Limehouse Basin. The ...

Emdad Rahman BARKING & DAGENHAM resident Peter Phillips is set for the London Marathon – and he’s determined to make a positive impact for the Children’s Society, the charity he is running to support. Peter works for Barking and Dagenham ...

THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE is showing the film One Day in the Haram and holding a Q&A with the director to raise money for its Endowment Fund. The unique film gives a unique eye-witness account of life inside the Holy ...

WIGAN FOOTBALLER NATHAN BYRNE was the target of racist abuse after his team drew 2-2 with Bristol City on Saturday. The Club immediately condemned a racist message sent to the player’s Twitter account. Shortly afterwards, a 20 year old man ...

WHATEVER ELSE THE day holds for you on Monday, find a moment to celebrate Zoo-lovers day. We don’t do that well for zoos in East London, but – if the rain holds off – it might be a good day ...

The Pleasance Theatre, Islington Debut play from actor-playwright Tariq Jordan, about a Palestinian-Israeli love story that finds old lovers meeting once again in an Israeli interrogation room. ‘My father used to say, nearly everything in the world is made in ...

Emdad Rahman ON MONDAY, 1st APRIL MuslimGiving welcomed hundreds of charities to an anniversary event at the X+Why building in Whitechapel. Representatives of charities came from across the country to see first hand how MuslimGiving is keeping its promises by ...

Emdad Rahman On Monday 1st of April MuslimGiving welcomed hundreds of charities at the X+Why building based in Whitechapel, London. Charities attended the 1 Year On event from across the country to see first hand how MuslimGiving is keeping up ...