Emdad Rahman Fifty-five cyclists rode through the night to complete a journey through 64 miles of the English countryside in aid of the forgotten Rohingya people of Burma. The night-time moon ride from Cambridge to London was organised by Hope ...
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Hope & Knowledge gear up for moon ride
Emdad Rahman Hope & knowledge, in association with the Ummah Welfare Trust, are taking part in a night ride to raise money and awareness for the Rohingya people of Burma. The team hopes to complete the moon ride from Cambridge ...
Read More »People call for action on Barts deficit
The Barts NHS Trust has revealed that it has amassed a stonking deficit – and local pro-NHS campaigners are blaming the costly PFI deal which financed the new Royal London Hospital. The Trust seems to be resorting to desperate measures ...
Read More »Tennis legend launches new BILT gym range
Andre Agassi: “Always challenge yourself and play players who are better” Emdad Rahman One of the greatest names in the history of tennis and eight times Grand Slam winner Andre Agassi is on a visit to the UK. He came ...
Read More »A night at the Council
It’s the budget-making meeting of the Council: we’re hoping to bring you an almost live update. We have started with a petition, though – it’s a petition on the budget. The petitioner has asked Mayor Rahman and Tower Hamlets First ...
Read More »News from TH-KONP
Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) is a campaigning group, working to preserve a public NHS run for people not profit, patients not shareholders. And it’s going to be very busy on Saturday, 28th February, which is a national Day of ...
Read More »Don’t “walk on by” the homeless
Research reveals a startling gap between perception and reality of homelessness in London. Almost half of online adults aged 18+ in the London Government Region (45%) say they always, or almost always, do nothing when they see someone in the ...
Read More »Zero Tolerance on FGM Day!
Community groups in East London are taking a stance against female genital mutilation (FGM). The Ocean Somali Community Association and Tower Hamlets Council are co-hosting a conference to mark International Zero Tolerance on Female Genital Mutilation Day on Friday, 6th ...
Read More »The man who surfed the Turf
Emdad Rahman reviews Jimmy Adamson: The man who said “no” to England Sir Bobby Charlton described Jimmy Adamson as a “tall, slim, elegant player who to my astonishment never played for England.” Adamson is Burnley’s greatest ever player. He was ...
Read More »Tower Hamlets Board first to sign up to reduce late HIV diagnosis
It’s Tower Hamlets first, as the borough’s Health and Wellbeing Board is the first such Board to support the “Halve It” coalition. The move has been warmly welcomed by health campaigners and lesbian and gay activists alike as a move ...
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