HOW DO young people experience air pollution? And what do they think should be done about it? Come and see! This weekend Tower Hamlets Council is staging The Air We Inherit – a youth-led art exhibition and festival which explores ...

Hafsa Noor The UK Government is considering new restrictions on social media use for children under the age of 16 in an effort to improve young people’s mental wellbeing and online safety. The initiative, announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, ...

THIS IS how things used to be in East London: a huge majority for Labour Councillors, with a small opposition – a Labour Leader and a Labour Cabinet. It’s a team full of hope. Will that be enough? There is ...

Akbar Hussain More than a thousand Muslims gathered at Isleworth Deen Centre’s “Eid in the Park” celebration in Redlees Park, West London on 27th May. Families joined together at the event which was organised by Isleworth Deen Centre (IDC). The ...

WITH A promise to “put power back in the hands of the people”, Mayor Forhad Hussain kicked off his time as Mayor of Newham following his election on 7th May. He also pledged to focus on cleaner streets, community safety ...

IT’S NO Council Tax for foster carers in Tower Hamlets, after Mayor Lutfur Rahman decided to give everyone who registers as a foster carer a 100% Council Tax reduction. The newly re-elected Mayor described how much he values the work ...

THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE has announced that it is planning to organise an Umrah during the half-term holiday in October. At the moment, the Umrah is aimed at “individuals, families and first-time pilgrims who are looking to perform Umrah with ...

7TH MAY is thought of as “polling day” across East London. But if you are too young to vote, and you’re thinking of studying at Tower Hamlets College, that’s also the day when you can go and find out more ...

ONE DISGUSTED customer – disgusted because the crisps he had bought had been gnawed by mice – reported his discovery to Tower Hamlets Council. And the Council sprang into action to follow up the complaint. The purchase was made two ...

STUPENDOUS. UNPRECEDENTED. A game changer. That’s the mainstream media’s reaction to the Green Party’s victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Are they jumping the gun? First, the result. Green Party, 14,980 (41%) Reform UK, 10,578 (29%) Labour, 9,364 (26%) ...