CLAIRE FORRESTER was last seen at approximately 10.30am on Thursday, 10th August, in Market Place, Romford. On Sunday, 13th August she spoke to a relative on the phone. She has not been seen or heard from since. Ms Forrester, 43, ...
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Charity BBQ for Burma appeal
Emdad Rahman THE UMMAH WELFARE TRUST has organised a charity BBQ to support the charity’s Burma appeal. The event will take place from 12-7pm at the Rivergate Centre, Minter Road, Barking, Essex IG11 0FJ. On sale will be hot dogs, ...
Read More »Beanibazar does the soup kitchen
THE EVE OF the much anticipated Greater Sylhet Cup at Mabley Green in Hackney we took to our soup kitchen with homeless friends at Stratford City. People who see them Think the homeless have no shame What they don’t realise ...
Read More »March to remember Grenfell
HUNDRED people took part in a silent march around Grenfell Tower yesterday – to remind the public that, two months after the fire, there remains much to be done and many questions still need answers. Residents came as they were ...
Read More »Charity run raises awareness of Gambia water project
Emdad Rahman A COMMUNITY RUN and event at Barking Park has boosted a local runner’s bid to help provide fresh and clean water to those in need. Lynne Ali-Northcott, originally from Portsmouth, has been a Londoner since 1997 and has ...
Read More »Can we help find Kathy from Ilford?
WHERE IS Kathy Holford? She was last seen at premises in Wanstead Park Road, Ilford in the early hours of Sunday morning, 13th August, after an argument. She drove away in her grey Skoda. Kathy,34, is described as white, 5ft ...
Read More »BBQ raises funds for Burma
Emdad Rahman A CHARITY BBQ afternoon in support of Ummah Welfare Trust (UWT) has raised much needed awareness of the plight of the Rohingya in Burma. The community event was arranged in support of Ummah Welfare Trust which operates a 100% ...
Read More »Can we help find Usman Mir?
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 ...
Read More »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. ...
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