COURT ACTION taken by a group of traders has forced Mayor John Biggs’s Administration to back down and withdraw the Late Night Levy until proper consultation has taken place. The problem began in January this year, when a meeting of ...

A SET of five motions coming to next Wednesday’s Council meeting as the Independent Group of councillors puts forward a strategy to make the Borough a safer place. When he was Deputy Mayor, Cllr Ohid had a special brief for ...

Emdad Rahman THE ST MATTHIAS Community Centre in Poplar hosted a community lunch to bring a whole host of members of the community together to interact and share experiences.  The joint event with Poplar Hale Street Masjid saw members of ...

A LACK OF leadership and consistent failures on governance, service delivery and keeping residents safe – that’s the criticism which the Tower Hamlets Independent Group of Councillors is throwing at Labour’s Mayor, John Biggs. The Indes cite an increase in ...

THE RISING SMOKE could be seen across East London this afternoon, raising fears that history was repeating itself and another high rise building was on fire. Fortunately, it quickly transpired that although a tall block of flats was indeed ablaze, ...

COUNCILLOR MAIUM MIAH is in the news again as he once more issues a call for the safety of his Canary Wharf Ward constituents to be taken seriously. The Councillor has launched a public petition calling for the Council to ...

Emdad Rahman JANOMONGAL SHOMITHY Bohor Gram UK hosted a Ramadan community Iftar party at the Ensign Youth Club in Wapping. Approximately 250 people attended the popular annual get together in recognition of the charitable activities of the respected collective.  Janomongal Shomithy ...

LONDON HAS returned a swathe of Labour MPs – with all the seats in East London staying red. Bethnal Green & Bow (Tower Hamlets) saw a high turnout by local standards, with Rushanara Ali netting an enormous 42,969 votes. The Tories ...

Many words have been spoken about the terrible events at London Bridge. Here’s a collage of news and quotes from across East London. Police investigations after the attack have focussed on Barking. The first raid came on a flat in ...

CLLR OLIUR RAHMAN entered the political field in Tower Hamlets as long ago as 2004 – since when, he told a press conference on 31st May, he’s been batting for the community. Fellow councillors lined up to give witness that ...