Community

THE JANUARY edition of The Voice, online newsletter of the East London Garden Society (ELGS), is out now – beginning the New Year by renewing its pledge to try to organise a Londonwide gardening show. London is one of the ...

Emdad Rahman Poplar Shahjalal Mosque worked in unison to deliver a hearty winter community meal for homeless citizens. Mahmud Choudhury co-ordinated the gathering, as several volunteers from the Mosque prepared, cooked and served dinner to the guests.  As part of an ...

THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE has been inviting the wider community in for some time – but it wants to boost the level of this kind of activity with a wider audience of Muslims and non-Muslims alike. In recent years, the ...

WRITING IN The Independent, Cllr Rabina Khan has outlined the need for a bottom-up, community led strategy against knife crime. Her remarks came just after a 16 year old boy who killed local student Syed Jamanoor Islam, 20, in Mile End ...

CAMPAIGNERS ARE making a last ditch attempt to stop London Mayor Sadiq Khan giving the go-ahead to the redevelopment of bridges leading to Fish Island in Tower Hamlets. The Save Hackney Wick campaign group is calling on the public to ...

BABY HARRY was found in a park in Plaistow back in September. He was immediately taken to hospital, where staff named him Harry – and appealed for his mother to come forward. Harry is now in local authority care – ...

A COLLISION BETWEEN an HGV and a cyclist just before Christmas killed a cyclist – an 80 year old man. The collision occurred just after 3pm on London Road, Romford. The cyclist’s next of kin have been informed, but formal ...

POLICE ARE appealing to the public for help in finding Jessica Famuyiwa, 17, from Grays. She was last seen at around 12.30pm in the area of Linton Road in Barking. Jessica is described as a light-skinned black teenager. When she was ...

Emdad Rahman MAYBE HOME IS nothing more than two arms holding you tight when you’re at your lowest. It’s a time of the year when people really feel the blues – what with the festive shopping, cooking and entertaining leaving many ...

Muhammad Talha COUNCILLOR ABDUL AZIZ, the Mayor of Barking & Dagenham, helped spread a little festive cheer by inviting a group of local homeless residents to join him in his parlour and enjoy lunch with him.  The Mayor has a ...