HOW BIG IS an onion bhaji? If you’re British Bangladeshi chef Oli Khan, it’s 175.5kg – and it comes with a new World Record. The previous World Record was previously set in 2011, at an underwhelming 102kg. It’s not easy ...
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John Biggs – he’s not speaking our language
IS NOW THE TIME to stop specialist modern language teaching in Tower Hamlets? The teachers and service users who came to a public meeting at the London Enterprise Academy on Saturday (25th January) said no: but one man is saying ...
Read More »Sadiq “Fish Island Vandal” Khan funds air quality projects
BOW EAST residents are unimpressed by the announcement that the London Mayor is giving Tower Hamlets Council £350,000 to spend on helping small businesses to improve air quality in the borough. Air quality was one of the reasons why people ...
Read More »Biggs turns down “free speech on Palestine” petition
IT WAS A cold evening in Tower Hamlets, but plenty of warmth was generated outside the Town Hall as supporters of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) lobbied the Council last week, hoping to secure free speech on Palestine. Last year ...
Read More »Eye-witness film of Slough roof collapse
A SLOUGH taxi Driver had a lucky escape on Tuesday night when strong winds blew the roof off a block of flats in Slough High Street – sending debris crashing down into the busy road below. Cabbie Haris Baig told ...
Read More »Defend free speech in Tower Hamlets!
CAMPAIGNERS WILL BE lobbying Tower Hamlets Council on Wednesday, 15th January to press the case for free speech in the Borough on issues affecting Palestine and the Palestinian people. Councillors will be asked to act on a petition being presented ...
Read More »Tower Hamlets Speaker raises dementia awareness
Muhammad Talha COUNCILLOR Victoria Obaze, Speaker of Tower Hamlets Council, has spoken about her passion to use her public platform to help raise awareness of issues which impact communities. The Whitechapel Member took part in a Dementia Friends Information session ...
Read More »Look out, Stepney: posh people coming!
IS STEPNEY to be the new Isle of Dogs? Details of an eye-wateringly expensive residential development have come to light which suggest that Whitechapel is being subjected to the same kind of random gentrification as E14. The Background It was ...
Read More »Life Member Awards 2019 for Beani Bazar Cancer and General Hospital patrons
Emdad Rahman A UK based charity, Beani Bazar Cancer and General Hospital – BBCGH, with hospital services and facilities in Bangladesh is playing a lead role in providing medical care at grassroots level. BBCGH provides access to primary medical ...
Read More »BeaniBazar Cancer and General Hospital hosting 5th annual Life Member Award 2019
A UK based charity, Beani Bazar Cancer and General Hospital – BBCGH, with hospital services and facilities in Bangladesh is playing a lead role in providing medical care at grassroots level. BBCGH provides access to primary medical care to the ...
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