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ONCE AGAIN the national #VisitMyMosque will be taking place this year, and to mark the day the Noor Ul Islam Mosque in Leyton will be holding an open day from noon until 5pm on Sunday, 18th February. The Mosque was ...

Emdad Rahman A SHORT CINEMATIC masterpiece by acclaimed director Abrar Hussain took centre stage in London’s East End as crowds flocked to the Genesis cinema to watch a feature documentary film based on The Haram in Makkah. One Day in ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...