THE STORY of the five year old child who was fined by Tower Hamlets Council for running a lemonade stall outside her home has gone around the world. The little girl set up her stall on the route taken by people going from the ...

A MAN WAS critically injured in a collision between a van and a heavy goods vehicle on the eastbound carriageway of the A406 in Redbridge – and police are appealing for witnesses. The crash occurred at about 12.40pm on Monday, ...

RESIDENTS ON the east side of the Isle of Dogs were shocked last week to hear what seemed to be a loud explosion in the early hours of Friday morning. Fortunately, the noise was quickly traced to a parked car, ...

IT WASN’T so much a Council meeting as a Labour Rally in the Town Hall last week – and, once again, the meeting failed to discuss topical motions tabled by opposition councillors. Now Tower Hamlets councillors are going to make ...

THE MEMBERSHIP of Da’watul Islam UK & Eire has announced the election of Br. Hasan Mueenuddin as their new President for the Organisational Session 2017/2019. The election was held on Sunday, 2nd July 2017 at The Darul Ummah – The House of ...

OFFICERS FROM THE Metropolitan Police Trident and Area Crime Command obtain a warrant to search the East London home of Endurance Omogun-Eichie, 20, in Cormorant Road, E7. The search was carried out in February. It was well worth the effort: ...

Emdad Rahman THE GOLAPGANJ squad recently enjoyed an upmarket team bonding golfing trip, which seems to be paying dividends as the team enjoyed a comeback win against Sylhet rivals Chattak.  Inspired by neighbours Beanibazar dominating on the pitch next door, the ...

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 GOLAPGANJ WALTZED to a 2-0 win during a storming Greater Sylhet friendly against Bishwanath at Stepney Astroturf.  Mohammed Zakaria introduced Stepney legend Tharik Hussain to the Golapganj starting line up for the first time, and the presence of ...

Emdad Rahman SCINTILLA COMPLETED a season’s double over Hawks CC to claim pole position in the run in for the Essex County Cricket League Premier Division.  An in-form Junaed Rahman Tanin added 67 runs to the Scintilla scoreboard after Mohammad ...