Emdad Rahman THE BARKING Al Madina Centre has won recognition for its fantastic community work by winning the 2017 Spirit of 2012 Connecting Communities Award at this year’s Lycamobile British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards (BEDSAs). The prestigious award came about ...

POLICE HAVE MADE a total of eight arrests following last Friday’s late night attack on a young Iranian Kurdish man who was waiting at a Croydon bus stop. Police had previously classified the attack as a hate crime and have ...

THERESA MAY has signed the letter, a man called Sir Tim Barrow – the UK’s ambassador to the EU – has taken it over to Donald Tusk, President of the European Council and Britain is on our way. We’re not sure ...

Emdad Rahman THE RENOWNED community activist Khoyrul Shaheed was recently honoured by Councillor Parvez Ahmed, the Mayor of the London Mayor of Brent. Shaheed joined other community leaders at the well attended civic reception to celebrate his outstanding achievements in community ...

Abul Hyat Nurujjaman, Managing Director of Taj Accountants, has been given a special award in recognition of his service to the community and his contributions to community activities. The award was conferred on him by the Mayor of Brent Council, ...

Emdad Rahman A small team of volunteers from Neighbours in Poplar, led by Sister Christine Frost, has travelled to Calais and then on to the refugee camp in Dunkerque, France, to offer aid and support to those living there. Working with ...

Md Ismael THE GET TOGETHER Group at the Ripple Centre in Barking & Dagenham has taken part in a dementia awareness workshop as part of the team’s engagement programme. The group has now completed the Dementia Friends training programme and each participant ...

Emdad Rahman AS PART OF their community outreach programme, Enfield Mosque in Ponders End opened its doors over a number of days to invite the general public to visit and learn about Islam. Over two days the north London Mosque also ...

TOWER HAMLETS PARENTS are up in arms over John Biggs’s plans to target services for children and young people when he proposes a cuts budget to the Council on 22nd February. Parents – and junior service users – joined Council staff ...

GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS to change the way in which schools are funded could see nearly three quarters of London’s schools having to cut down their budgets. The warning comes from London Councils, the organisation which represents the 33 Councils in London ...