USMAN MIR has been missing since 2nd August – when he was last seen around Billet Road, Walthamstow. He is a vulnerable man who sometimes becomes confused and is not always able to take care of himself and police are ...
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Deaf run is back!
THIS YEAR’S August Bank Holiday weekend will once again have the Deaf Run as its centrepiece. This year’s event – the eighth – will take place in Mile End Park on Saturday, 26th August and is once again being run ...
Read More »Barking Riverside gets the Overground
THE NEW development known as Barking Riverside, which is being built on the site of the former Barking Power Station, can go ahead now – with the Government agreeing that the London Overground can be extended to the new development. ...
Read More »Where is missing Hayden Field?
HAYDEN FIELD IS just twelve years old – and has been missing since around 8.30pm on 31st July. He is described as white, approximately 5ft 4ins tall and of slim build. He lives in Newham, but he is known to ...
Read More »Can you help find Nerys from Ilford?
NERYS GARRETT from Ilford is just 15 years old – and she has been missing for nearly two months. Nerys is described as white, 5ft 5ins tall, of slim build, with long brown hair and pierced ears. Nerys was last ...
Read More »Sports coaches boost education project on marathon day
Md Ismael As Geoffrey Kirui of Kenya and Rose Chelimo of Bahrain came from behind to win London 2017 World Championship marathon gold medals on Tower Bridge, a group of volunteers who are helping build a school and sports academy ...
Read More »Forum holds Dementia Friends session
Md Ismael THE TOWER HAMLETS Muslim Staff Forum (THMSF) held a Dementia Friends awareness session during a lunchtime seminar in the council chambers at Mulberry Place. The session was delivered by Dementia Friends Champion Emdad Rahman, from the Attendance and ...
Read More »Human Appeal issues Hajj Checklist
THE CHARITY Human Appeal has produced an “Ultimate Hajj Checklist” to help those making the sacred pilgrimage to Makkah this Dhul Hijjah to ensure that they are well prepared. The Checklist will help pilgrims avoid leaving anything important behind so ...
Read More »August “Voice” is here for gardeners
THE AUGUST issue of The Voice, the monthly magazine of the East London Garden Society, is now out with news and tips for the gardeners of East London. The Voice has uncovered a move by Tower Hamlets Homes to change gardening practices ...
Read More »Dignity – not pay – for carers
OVER A QUARTER of a century ago, the then Labour MP for Bow & Poplar, Mildred Gordon, tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons. It called for those who cared for elderly, young or disabled relatives to ...
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