Ping. Boink. Ping. Boink. Clunk. Cheers.  Fifteen love. If it’s Wimbledon, it’s the strawberry season and summer, after several weeks of dress rehearsals, is here. Don’t knock the strawberry. It’s a little ball of vitamin C. Although a large helping ...

There’s a certain alarm generated by the news that British Airways is sponsoring a rooftop film club situated on the top of Stratford’s multi-storey car park. Is the airline trying to edge out the humble petrol combustion engine vehicle? Is ...

It’s a well known fact that Jim Fitpatrick MP (Poplar & Canning Town) is a dog lover. Didn’t he used to have a dog called Scruff who won the House of Commons dog show one year? In March this year, ...

Police were called at 14:26hrs on Wednesday, 14th May to reports of a man attacked on the Kier Hardy Estate, Springfield, E5. The 53-year-old victim was carrying out garden maintenance in the area when a substance was thrown over his ...

With the sixth annual Big Lunch taking place in thousands of communities on Sunday, 1st June, celebrity cook A Girl Called Jack has shared a scrumptious selection of affordable recipes perfect for any Big Lunch. The Big Lunch – the ...

This year is the 25th anniversary of the partnership between BP and the Royal Opera House which has beamed live ballet and opera to half a million people in towns and cities across the UK. It began with various small ...

Spring Gathering This year’s Spring Gathering will be held at Tarling East Community Centre in Shadwell on Thursday, 1st May. The day will run from 10.30 till 3 with stalls, workshops, talks, free lunch and a tour of a local ...

The jury in the trial of three young men from Poplar accused of killing Ajmol Alom has delivered a “guilty” verdict. Ajmol’s family responded by thanking police and the Crown Prosecution service for bringing Ajmol’s killers to trial. Sixteen year ...

Beckton- based Richard House Children’s Hospice has won a gold medal at the London Garden Society awards for the second year running. The repeat victory came in the “small garden” category.   Richard House supports children and young adults who ...

Aminur Nazir Khan, 19, from Robin Hood Gardens has been charged with the murder of Ajmol Alom... Why?