Emdad Rahman The Rural Development Foundation (RDF) Global held an Iftar (fast breaking) event at Regents Lake to discuss the maternity support projects being undertaken by the charity’s volunteers and officers. The programme was hosted by Hafiz Naeem. Speakers included ...
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Locals offered pre-development free fitness session
A free hour of fitness training is being offered this Saturday, 27th June, (between 11am and 2pm) at Royal Wharf – a site in the Royal Docks which is to be turned into a housing development. The fitness training will ...
Read More »Luton Sporting Club host end of season awards
Players, parents, carers, managers, coaches, officials and sports writers got together to celebrate the end of another successful season at Luton Sporting Club. A jam-packed Crescent Hall in Bury Park, Luton, was the venue as almost 150 trophies were handed ...
Read More »Urgent: act now to help save Limehouse GP Practice
The Coalition Government made changes to the way in which GP surgeries are funded. As a result, Tower Hamlets was threatened with the loss of five surgeries – at a time when GPs are busier than ever. News has just ...
Read More »Poetic narrations: more from the Community Literature Festival
As part of the Shanghati Literary Society’s Community Literature Festival 2015, groups of learners of different ages came together to try their hand at writing poems. These poems were produced by a group in a 30 minute workshop. ...
Read More »Carers celebrated – but not remunerated
Tower Hamlets is celebrating the end of a successful Carers Week, during which various groups across the borough have been raising awareness of what carers have to do and what services are available to support them. This year there was ...
Read More »Diabetes Week: stay safe during Ramadan
Diabetes Week runs from 14-20th June and is seen as a time to increase awareness and provide further advice, support and information on the condition. The national campaign, led by Diabetes UK, is encouraging people to share their hints, tips ...
Read More »Sophie’s story: why we all need to Race for Life
Sophie McCallum, 25, from Lewisham, is putting on her war paint and appealing to mums, daughters, grans, friends and colleagues to unite and form a “pink army” at the Race for Life events taking place across the capital this year. ...
Read More »Junaid Jamshed on Welcome Ramadan Tour for Human Appeal
Last year, unprecedented monsoon rains caused major flooding across Pakistan, with flood waters covering roughly one-fifth of the country’s land area. 2.2 million hectares of crops were destroyed and 12 million homes were damaged or destroyed. That’s why Human Appeal ...
Read More »Measles found in local schools
A small number of measles cases have been identified in primary and secondary schools in Tower Hamlets. These cases have occurred in individuals who have not been vaccinated against measles. Public Health England has been working with Tower Hamlets Council ...
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