Youth Zone

JOHN BIGGS HAS backed down in the face of a campaign by Unite the Union and agreed that young people working in Council leisure facilities run by GLL should receive he full London Living Wage (LLL) – but he hasn’t ...

Emdad Rahman A BARKING & DAGENHAM teenager has been recognised for his contribution to his community and country with a National Citizen Service (NCS) Award. Sixteen year old Yahya Rahman took part in the four week NCS scheme aimed at ...

NEWARK YOUTH are holding a Family Fun Day on Saturday, 24th February at the Exmouth Hall, 39 Cornwood Drive, E1 0PW. The event runs from non to 4pm. There will be plenty of home made samosas and snacks to lunch ...

Emdad Rahman A crowdfunding campaign has begun for Weavers Kids Cafe, an enterprising community project in the north west of the borough. The Café is trying to get as many different people as possible to pledge what they can before ...

Tower Hamlets Council has always taken its responsibilities to looked after children in its care very seriously. It runs a Virtual School, which it explains as a system “responsible for working with social workers, carers and professionals to promote educational ...

Emdad Rahman Harrow School was the venue as Oaklands Weightlifters took three lifters from across Tower Hamlets who were all seeking to hit the qualifying totals for the British U17s Championships. Ubayda Choudhury from Sir John Cass Sixth Form, Naqibul Hasan from Stepney Green Boys Sixth ...

Emdad Rahman Under the tutelage of Mariusz Bajda, Judo Development Officer, young people from Tower Hamlets schools and colleges came together to compete at the British Judo London Area Development Event. The event was hosted at the University of East London Docklands Campus. A total ...

Two students from Stepney Green Sixth Form, Abul Hasnat and Emad Uddin, joined other aspiring coaches and umpires at the London Youth Games Cricket Umpiring Award on Saturday 16th January. The event was held at the home of cricket – ...

Emdad Rahman The Oaklands Weightlifters fielded three stellar athletes at the first session of a three-part London Junior Weightlifting Series this weekend. Taslima Begum, Ubayda Choudhury, and Afreen Akthar appeared in the Tower Hamlets Youth and Junior Weightlifting Club’s colours at ...

Emdad Rahman Winter can be a time for great hardship and loneliness for some, and local youth at Splash have given up their time to make things easier for the elderly. Under the supervision of Sister Christine Frost and youth ...