EACH YEAR for the last five years Oxfam has produced a report on the gap between the richest individuals in the world and the poorest communities – and the news is that the gap is getting bigger. The report is published ...
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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 »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 ...
Read More »It’s sisters only at Mosque on Monday
THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE and the London Muslim Centre are hosting an “Evening of Reflection” with Ustadha Yasmin Mogahed on Monday, 22nd January. This will be an event for sisters only and will take place at the London Muslim Centre. ...
Read More »Barking & Dagenham Youth get ready for the Zone
A RANGE OF dignitaries gathered at Parsloes Park on Monday to for a ground-breaking ceremony – literally. A spade was ceremonially plunged into the turf to start building works on a major new facility for the borough’s young people. The ...
Read More »ELM launches new app
THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE has announced – with some delight! – that it has launched a mobile phone app! So far the app is available on Android, but an Apple version is on its way. The app can be found ...
Read More »Red Robin and his helper hand out Xmas grub
LOOK WHO’S helping hand out Christmas dinner to Newham’s older residents! Dinner hands for the day were controversial Mayor Sir Robin Wales and his deputy – Cllr Ken Clark. Wales was re-selected last year as Labour’s candidate to fight the Newham ...
Read More »It’s Hu Ba Hu from Sonam Kapoor and Akshay Kumar
THE FILM PAD MAN will be released on 26th January – but fans of Sonam Kapoor and Akshay Kumar don’t have to wait that long before they can enjoy part of the experience. Hu Ba Hu, a song from the film, is here ...
Read More »Baby Harry – still looking for mum
BABY HARRY was found in a park in Plaistow back in September. He was immediately taken to hospital, where staff named him Harry – and appealed for his mother to come forward. Harry is now in local authority care – ...
Read More »The eve of Christmas Eve with One Third Soup Kitchen
Emdad Rahman MAYBE HOME IS nothing more than two arms holding you tight when you’re at your lowest. It’s a time of the year when people really feel the blues – what with the festive shopping, cooking and entertaining leaving many ...
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