THE FORMER City Farm in Beckton’s King George V Park is to rise again, says Newham Council – as an ambitious Community Farm and Green Skills Hub. The former City Farm was warmly supported by local residents, who campaigned hard ...

LUTFUR RAHMAN – most residents in Tower Hamlets have heard of him and know he is the Directly Elected Mayor. Kim Bromley-Derry (above) would not have anything like the same name recognition – but he is the man sent in ...

Emdad Rahman RED​BRIDGE, LONDON — Darul Ummah Redbridge has marked an important milestone with the introduction of its Sisters’ Circle, bringing together more than 30 women from across London for its inaugural gathering. Designed as a safe, supportive and welcoming ...

HACKNEY COUNCIL is getting ready to install Electric Vehicle Charging Points across the Borough – and it is asking residents to let the Council know where the Charging Points should be sited. The Council is making good progress on its ...

SWEETS sold under the name “Jolly Rancher” and manufactured by The Hershey Company may contain Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons (MOAH). The Food Standards Agency (FSA) advises people not to eat them. The FSA has also advised retailers to stop selling ...

FROM 8 TO 180,000 – that’s the story of how Tower Hamlets Youth Services has progressed from the Labour ragbag of provision to the unified, coherent Young Tower Hamlets today. Eight? That was the number of youth centres which Labour ...

KEMY BADENOCH must be fuming. She was having quite a good week – made some strong points at and even got some jokes into Prime Minister’s Question Time, and looking like a Conservative Party Leader. Then it all went wrong. ...

NEW YEAR resolutions to make 2026 your year to “be well” will be easier to keep in Tower Hamlets with the Council’s New Year’s membership offers. It starts with “4 months for the price of 3” on standard membership. There’s ...

IN HIS OWN WORDS, Lutfur Rahman described the budget that he intends to bring to the Council in February. He was speaking at the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, 7th January. The budget papers before the Cabinet were not the final ...

CLLR BODRUL Choudhury, Aspire councillor for Bromley South, is steaming with fury on behalf of residents in two tower blocks in his ward. “I am very concerned about the situation at Gayton House and Sleaford House,” he explained.  “These large blocks ...