DAYS AFTER Independent Group councillor Ohid Ahmed called for Tower Hamlets mayor to set up a voluntary register of retailers to log sales of corrosive liquids, a group of national retailers have come to a voluntary agreement to curb sales ...

LOOK WHO’S helping hand out Christmas dinner to Newham’s older residents! Dinner hands for the day were controversial Mayor Sir Robin Wales and his deputy – Cllr Ken Clark. Wales was re-selected last year as Labour’s candidate to fight the Newham ...

OVER FIFTY London MPs and Assembly Members (AMs) joined local police officers out on the beat in their constituencies before Christmas. The outings were part of the #WalkTheMet initiative which seeks to make politicians more aware of what police officers ...

CLLR RABINA KHAN has outlined her objections to John Biggs’s plan to cram thousands of residential units into the already highly developed south of Tower Hamlets. Cllr Khan’s comments were made in a submission to the Council’s consultation on the ...

“STAGGERING INCOMPETENCE” is how Cllr Rabina Khan has described John Biggs’s Draft Tower Hamlets Local Plan. “Brexit,” Cllr Khan told London Bangla. “Brexit. He’s forgotten about Brexit. Can you believe it? It’s not exactly a secret, Brexit, is it?” The Tower ...

BOUNDARY COMMISSION has published revised proposals for new parliamentary constituencies in the UK. There will now be a further period of public consultation before a final recommendation is made to Parliament to adopt these boundaries with effect from the next ...

WHAT DO YOU order when you go to an Indian restaurant? A nice, mild korma? A traditional Biryani? A challenging Prawn Phall? Whatever your go-to meal, none of us will ask for a lightly steamed cockroach on the side – ...

Emdad Rahman A RECEPTION AT the Red Chilli Curry Club was held to celebrate the success of the Sylhet District teams in this year’s UK Sylhet District Cup 2017.  The dinner event featured players, coaches, officials and special guests, with ...

THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE Trust (ELMT) has announced that it is has appointed Nozmul Hussain as its Chief Executive Officer. Nozmul will commence his duties on 2nd October. He will play a key role in the organisation’s continued development and growth. Nozmul ...

JOHN BIGGS is re-writing history when it comes to social housing in Tower Hamlets say the Independent Group of Councillors. They’ve put a motion on the matter to this week’s Council – but expect Labour Councillors to manoeuvre it off ...