IS YOUR EUCALYPTUS about to explode? Or on the point of poisoning some four-legged friends? This month’s Voice, newsletter of the East London Garden Society (ELGS), warns the tree could pack a bigger punch than you might expect. Not many of ...
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EL Mosque lists preferred Hajj and Umrah operators
THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE has announced its intention to organise its own Hajj and Umrah tours in the future, acting in partnership with established tour operators. However, until those are in place, the Mosque is asking those undertaking Hajj or ...
Read More »Bangladesh Regeneration Trust launches Rohingya trek
Emdad Rahman A team of 14 Londoners will climb Mount Snowdon next week as part of a mountain challenge to raise awareness of the plight of the Rohingya people of Myanmar. The team are fundraising for the Bangladesh Regeneration Trust ...
Read More »Small fire stops flights leaving Stansted
THICK BLACK SMOKE could be seen rising from Stansted airport for miles around on the evening of Good Friday – and the fire it came from caused severe disruption to passengers and airline schedules. On the one hand, the cause ...
Read More »Mother hit by Burdett Road bricks has died
IT WAS ANNOUNCED at 3pm this afternoon that Michaela Boor died in hospital this morning. Ms Boor had taken her son to primary school on Tuesday and was returning home when a pallet of bricks fell from a crane, knocking ...
Read More »SEND Day raises awareness
Emdad Rahman A SEND Awareness Day was recently organised by Memory Kampiyawo (SENCO, Langdon Park School), Clare Barker (Speech and Language Therapist) and Athina Stamou (Phoenix Outreach). The aim of the day was to bring awareness to parents of some of ...
Read More »Barking Community Forum raises funds for Syria
Emdad Rahman THE BARKING COMMUNITY FORUM (BCF) raised £2,170.39 from Friday Jumauh prayers which took place at the Hedgecock Community Centre. The funds will go towards the Syria Emergency Appeal for Ghouta. UK charity Muslim Aid has launched a Syria ...
Read More »Cycle ride for deaf charity
Emdad Rahman The latest Hope & Knowledge Cycle Club charity ride saw a group of 78 cyclists brave the elements to cycle from London’s East End to England’s southeast coast. The charity cycle from London to Margate involved riders raising ...
Read More »Woman injured as bricks fall from Mile End crane
A PALLET OF BRICKS fell from a crane in Burdett Road, Mile End, this morning – critically injuring a young woman who was passing by. Witnesses said that the pallet landed on her as she walked along the pavement. The ...
Read More »Campaigners explain opposition to GP at Hand
AS LOCAL health campaigners prepared to demonstrate in Chrisp Street Market on Thursday lunchtime, they have issued a new warning about why “on-line GPs” are bad news for patients. “There’s no place in East London for GP at hand,” they ...
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