THE 75TH anniversary of Hiroshima Day took place this week – on 6th August. Up to a quarter of a million people died as a result of two nuclear bombs which the US dropped on Japan in the Second World ...

THE DEATH TOLL is at least 100. The injuries are almost more horrific: an estimated 4,000 have needed hospital treatment, some in a critical condition. The health service, already struggling to cope with Coronavirus, is overwhelmed. Throughout the night, humanity ...

NEIGHBOURS IN POPLAR (NIP) has learned one lesson from the Coronavirus Lockdown – just how valuable and valued a meals delivery service can be. With the Meals on Wheels service axed in Tower Hamlets, the charity is now calling for ...

TOWER HAMLETS COUNCILLORS: what are they like? The hot topic in the Borough is the decision of Executive Mayor John Biggs to impose new contracts (“Tower Rewards”) on the Council workforce.  Do Labour Councillors back him or not? Ten councillors ...

TRAGIC NEWS came out just before 7pm this evening, 27th July, as reports came in that a toddler had fallen from a high rise flat. The condition of the poor child is not known. •STORY UPDATE:  Unconfirmed reports circulating on ...

TOWER HAMLETS COUNCILLORS: what are they like? The hot topic in the Borough is the decision of Executive Mayor John Biggs to impose new contracts (“Tower Rewards”) on the Council workforce.  Do Labour Councillors back him or not? Ten councillors ...

Cllr Khaled Noor THE PRIME MINISTER has done another flip-flop and face coverings, which he once said were not proven to restrict the spread of Coronavirus, are now compulsory, for most people, in most enclosed public spaces in England. The ...

WHAT A TIME to be cutting the number of hospital beds available in the East End! Who thought of that one? No wonder local health activists are jumping up and down – and holding a Zoom meeting tomorrow to discuss ...

THE ROY CASTLE Lung Cancer Foundation is organising a Retro Running Series which will take place throughout 2020. The Series offers a chance to re-live your favourite decades, to do a bit of healthy running – and to help support ...

TOWER HAMLETS COUNCILLORS: what are they like? The hot topic in the Borough is the decision of Executive Mayor John Biggs to impose new contracts (“Tower Rewards”) on the Council workforce.  Do Labour Councillors back him or not? Ten councillors ...