THERE WERE several reasons why 2020 was such a terrible year – and it delivered its final kick an hour before it ended, when the UK became a sovereign, independent state once more. After being a member of the European ...

IN OCTOBER we usually celebrate Black History. This month we are looking at how Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Councillors are making new history. “Call it out for what it is – it ain’t cronyism, it’s Tory corruption.” Cllr Soraya ...

LONDON-BORN British-Bangladeshi business owner Haroon Danis has been named the first North West Fashion and Beauty Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 – and been congratulated by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak. Danis studied at Manchester Metropolitan University and founded ...

OCTOBER IS breast cancer awareness month – bringing a range of charities and health organisations together to keep women aware of how to check for the condition and seek help if they need to. A range of charities are engaging ...

Tom Zagoria, Labour Homelessness Campaign FROM TOMORROW, the homelessness crisis is set to escalate further as the ban on landlords evicting tenants ends today, 20th September. Across England, thousands of homeless people have already been sent back to the streets ...

VOLUNTEERS organised by the Island Network have delivered 10,000 units of food assistance – food packs and meals – since lockdown began. And now the proud volunteers are taking a well earned break. The Isle of Dogs has seen its ...

IT’S TIME TO TALK! After months of insisting that it was the end of the road for negotiating over new contracts for Council staff, Tower Hamlets Executive Mayor John Biggs has agreed to meet Unison to talk about the ongoing ...

AS WORLD leaders look for a way to repair a global economy deeply injured by the first wave of Coronavirus, we look this month at the struggle between the wealthy and the workers – and what has been said about ...

AS WORLD leaders look for a way to repair a global economy deeply injured by the first wave of Coronavirus, we look this month at the struggle between the wealthy and the workers – and what has been said about ...

AS WORLD leaders look for a way to repair a global economy deeply injured by the first wave of Coronavirus, we look this month at the struggle between the wealthy and the workers – and what has been said about ...