OVER 11,000 RUNNERS set off on 1st August to run the London Landmarks Half Marathon – and plans are already afoot to allocate places for the 2022 event – LLHM 2022. The 2021 Half Marathon was finally held after a ...
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Liverpool FC match tickets go digital
AS FANS RETURN TO Anfield after a long Covid-related layoff, Liverpool FC has announced that paper tickets have been ditched in favour of new technology and ID cards. The Premier League has encouraged clubs to find ways for ticket-holding fans ...
Read More »Journalist attacked in Bangladesh – by fellow reporters
CAN WE TRUST the news coming out of Bangladesh – especially the reporting of how the country is dealing with the Covid pandemic? A recent attack on a journalist has raised fears that the media is now anything but free. ...
Read More »Redbridge Councillor clocks up a year of charity running
RUNNING 5km once a week for a year is no walk in the park – except in the case of Councillor Khaled Noor, who takes running 5k in his stride, whatever the weather. Cllr Noor is a well known figure ...
Read More »London Landmarks Half Marathon is Back!
Emdad Rahman LONDON’S HALF MARATHON through Westminster and the City has returned once again, and we have hooked up with a special runner to inspire us ahead of what promises to be a spectacular event. The event is proud to ...
Read More »ASICS 10k sees mass running return to London
Maruf Ahmed Emdad Rahman A day after the return of Parkrun UK, London saw runners return to the streets to take part in ASICS London 10K, produced by Limelight Sports Club – the largest closed road celebration of running since ...
Read More »Mayor thanks volunteers – a year after shafting the workers
JULY BEGAN WITH a day out at the Art Pavilion in Mile End for Tower Hamlets Executive Mayor John Biggs. The visit was organised so that he could thank the volunteers who have kept it – and many other extra ...
Read More »G7 agrees global corporate tax regime: are they serious?
IT’S A HISTORIC deal – apparently. The Finance Ministers of the G7, meeting in London, have agreed a new system for taxing multinational companies. They are hoping this new system will provide a cash windfall for governments which have borrowed ...
Read More »June 4th – “we shall never forget”
IT IS 32 years since the world witnessed the might of the Chinese regime crush the democracy demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. And a solidarity movement across the globe vowed, “June 4th – we shall never forget”. Today a ...
Read More »Start summer at the Cemetery Park
AS SUMMER is officially here – meteorologically speaking – and with Covid restrictions easing, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is offering lots of open air activities for friends and families to enjoy. Here are the highlights: for more information about these ...
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