SHE COMMITTED robberies and thefts on buses criss-crossing Hackney, and now Gloria Makanjuola, 28, of no fixed address has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. Ms Makanjuola was found guilty of eight counts of robbery, four ...
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Tower Hamlets holds Jobs Fair
TOWER HAMLETS Council will be holding a jobs fair on Thursday, 29th August. The event takes place from 10am-3pm at the Whitechapel Idea Store, 321 Whitechapel Road, E1 1BU. The event will offer residents opportunities to find out about local ...
Read More »Police try to trace witnesses to fatal motorbike crash
POLICE HAVE renewed their appeal for members of the public to come forward if they witnessed a collision on Westferry Road between a motorcyclist and a bollard. The incident occurred at approximately 1.30am on Saturday, 27th July, at the junction ...
Read More »Jail for Dagenham bus sex predator
IT WAS 16 months in prison for Samuel Stoica, 23, at Snaresbrook County Court at the end of last week after he pleased guilty to carrying out a sexual assault on a teenager which he carried out on a 173 ...
Read More »London City airport plans to expand
LONDON CITY AIRPORT has launched a public consultation on its new Master Plan – including whether it should be allowed to increase the number of flights to and from the small airport on the western edge of Newham. The Airport ...
Read More »Tower Hamlets all talk on #BeBodyKind
WE’RE IN THE middle of Mental Health Awareness Week – and Tower Hamlets Council and Tower Hamlets NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have joined forces to promote positive attitudes to body images. The Mental Health Foundation has estimated that nearly ...
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THERE’S MANY AN East End resident that’s found fame in front of the cameras – but the latest East Ender making a name for themselves has done so in a rather unusual way. A seagull seems to have stopped off ...
Read More »Now it’s Trek 4 Your Mosque
AFTER THE RUN came the Ride – and now there’s a trek. The East London Mosque is challenge local Muslims to trek up Mount Snowdon to raise funds – and improve their personal fitness at the same time. This summer’s ...
Read More »Knife crime soars: it’s official
OFFICIAL FIGURES for last year show that knife crime is on the rise. The Office of National Statistics has confirmed that police forces in the UK recorded 40,829 offences involving knives or other sharp instruments in 2018. That’s a rise ...
Read More »Getting cross about Cross-rail
CONFLICTING VIEWS are emerging this month about the progress being made on London’s Crossrail project – to be known as the “Elizabeth Line”. Crossrail provides monthly updates to Caroline Pidgeon AM, Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee. The latest ...
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