HE IS JUST nine years old – and he has been missing since Tuesday, 23rd January. That was the day when Shiloh Collier-Roberts was last seen – just after 10am, at his home address in Barking. •STORY UPDATE: Shiloh has ...
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Sadiq Khan talks safety with motorcycle industry
LONDON MAYOR Sadiq Khan has held a summit meeting with representatives from the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) to talk about how they can work together to reduce motorcycle and scooter crime. MCIA was keen to bring Sadiq Khan up to ...
Read More »Cllr Maium Miah edges forward in gym battle
“IF THIS IS ‘transparent’ government, we’ll never find out what’s going on,” said Cllr Maium Miah. The Canary Wharf councillor was speaking about his long battle to to find out how the Council decides where to site outdoor gyms. The ...
Read More »Missing teen seen in Stratford
WHERE IS 16 year old Lisa Valencia? Lisa lives in Lambeth, but last Wednesday, 17th January, she was reported missing. On Saturday, 20th January, she visited Stratford. She was pictured on CCTV visiting Westfield Stratford City during the afternoon, and ...
Read More »Biggs and Blake take time out for rubbish
IT WAS A day out at the recycling plant for Tower Hamlets Mayor John Biggs and his Cabinet Member for Strategic Development and Waste, Cllr Rachel Blake, last Thursday. The two Labour politicians headed down to the Bywaters Recovery facility ...
Read More »Met runs don’t phone and drive safety week
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE are running a week of activity to raise awareness of the law against using a mobile phone while driving – combined with enforcement of that law. The Roads and Transport Policing Command (RTPC) is leading the work ...
Read More »Tower Hamlets gets round to a better Oval
THERE’S A REVAMPED public space in Bethnal Green – and John Biggs went out to give it a formal opening. He was joined by the London International Gospel Choir, who gave a performance to draw attention to the revamp. The ...
Read More »Did you see A12 collision?
IT WAS THE early hours of Sunday, 21st January – round about ten to five in the morning – when the emergency services were called out to the A12, near the Leytonstone junction. They found that a black Ford Focus, ...
Read More »New year but same issues for London’s homeless
Emdad Rahman WE FORGOT OUR BANNER today at the One Third Soup Kitchen and could have sold all the food we had in stock today. The aroma emanating from the delicious birianis made by Shahela, Moinur, Adam and the family ...
Read More »Biggs hosts festival of wishful thinking
IT WAS FOUR HOURS OF talking, vision and passion – and no discussion of how to keep basic services going under the Tory Government’s austerity regime. That was the “partnership summit” last week. The event brought the public, private and ...
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