Muhammad Talha The Barking & Dagenham Volunteering Bureau (BDVB) is delighted to announce a working partnership which sees supermarket chain LIDL joining John Samuel Estates and Avril’s Platters to support four local homeless hostels. The local partnership will officially be ...

IS IT TIME FOR the UK to follow the example of the authorities in Brussels and open emergency shelters for the homeless during periods of extreme cold? The press has recently been warning of the coming spell of extreme cold ...

JEREMY CORBYN has announced plans to tackle homelessness – with the first target being an emergency acquisition of 8,000 properties to accommodate people who are sleeping on the streets. The Labour Leader was speaking on BBC1’s Andrew Marr Show at ...

Emdad Rahman WE FORGOT OUR BANNER today at the One Third Soup Kitchen and could have sold all the food we had in stock today. The aroma emanating from the delicious birianis made by Shahela, Moinur, Adam and the family ...

Emdad Rahman Poplar Shahjalal Mosque worked in unison to deliver a hearty winter community meal for homeless citizens. Mahmud Choudhury co-ordinated the gathering, as several volunteers from the Mosque prepared, cooked and served dinner to the guests.  As part of an ...

Muhammad Talha COUNCILLOR ABDUL AZIZ, the Mayor of Barking & Dagenham, helped spread a little festive cheer by inviting a group of local homeless residents to join him in his parlour and enjoy lunch with him.  The Mayor has a ...

Emdad Rahman Living on the street can be all consuming. Help us erase homelessness… There was plenty of banter among the team and our homeless friends last night at Booth House. One Third Soup Kitchen partnered up with the Human ...

MARCUS MENSAH, 33, was left fighting for his life after being attacked in a stairwell in Kelland Road, E13, on Monday, 2nd November. Police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward and help them find whoever carried out the ...

Emdad Rahman BEFORE YOU turn away put yourself in their place… Joe joined the ranks and made his debut tonight. I had barely said hello and given him a hug and we were in action. He took to it like ...

Emdad Rahman NEWARK YOUTH LONDON, in partnership with JustSmiles, has launched a Christmas Smiles campaign to help those sleeping rough during the festive season. Meghna Uddin of Newark Youth London has been co-ordinating a fundraiser which has involved bringing together ...