Community

A NEW COHORT of police officers took part in the traditional passing out parade on 13th July – and almost a quarter of them were from a BAME background. The 172 new officers were congratulated by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida ...

Emdad Rahman THE GOLDEN PALACE Banqueting hall in north London hosted a who’s who of men and women who came together for the unique purpose of celebrating a century since women first secured the right to vote in the UK. ...

AS THE HEATWAVE continues, we are all thankful that we live in a country where we can just turn a tap to get water for our daily needs. However, the water that we capture and process and deliver to households ...

AMID VERY difficult economic circumstances, public sector bodies have come together across East London to help young people aged 16 to 24 who have a learning disability to find employment. The partners in the scheme – Project SEARCH – are ...

A NEW INITIATIVE has been set up to encourage London residents to use their parks. Working with the slogan #GoParksLondon, the Campaign to Protect Rural England and the London Friends of Greenspaces Network have come together to popularise parks. The ...

Emdad Rahman TEAM MC MEMBERS from Stepney undertook the challenge of scaling the three UK mountain peaks of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon in 24 hours for a great charitable cause.  The team only decided to do the climb one ...

Emdad Rahman THE WILL CROOKS ESTATE was the venue for a community football tournament held to celebrate unity as well as the life of Will Crooks.  William Crooks was a noted trade unionist and politician from Poplar and a member ...

Emdad Rahman LEFTLEY SPORTS CLUB, in the heart of Barking & Dagenham, is celebrating after beating Eastbury Community Association to the very first derby game between the two teams. A brace from the evergreen Zoinul Abidin and an own goal ...

Talha Rahman PUPILS AND STAFF at the London Islamic School in London E1 have become Dementia Friends after taking part in a special training programme at the school.  The learning programme, which was led by Dementia Friends Champion Emdad Rahman, ...

A £50 SHOPPING VOUCHER is being offered as a prize to encourage parents and carers in Tower Hamlets to complete a Council’s survey. The online survey is open to all parents or carers of depending children or young people and ...