AFTER THE RUN came the Ride – and now there’s a trek. The East London Mosque is challenge local Muslims to trek up Mount Snowdon to raise funds – and improve their personal fitness at the same time. This summer’s ...

OFFICIAL FIGURES for last year show that knife crime is on the rise. The Office of National Statistics has confirmed that police forces in the UK recorded 40,829 offences involving knives or other sharp instruments in 2018. That’s a rise ...

CONFLICTING VIEWS are emerging this month about the progress being made on London’s Crossrail project – to be known as the “Elizabeth Line”. Crossrail provides monthly updates to Caroline Pidgeon AM, Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee. The latest ...

A 75 YEAR OLD female pedestrian suffered a serious leg injury yesterday, Tuesday, 9th April, as a result of a collision with a lorry. The incident occurred at around 10.15am in Vallance Road, E1 – just outside the Asda petrol ...

QUEEN MARY, University of London, is one of three new “Institutes of Technology” which the Government plans to set up across the UK to act as a vocational alternative to universities. The UK has long been seen as a country ...

FORMER EAST END resident Emily Thornberry – now better known as Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary – has called for action to be taken against Brunei, a tiny nation on the Island of Borneo. Brunei was a British protectorate before gaining ...

POLICE HAVE revealed that a woman who was involved in a collision with a bicycle in Hackney has since died. The incident occurred on 28th August on Kingsland High Street, E8. The woman, 56, was a pedestrian. She was trying ...

DEVON & CORNWALL police have issued an appeal to communities across the UK to help them find Kathleen Cutler, 72. Kathleen has been missing from her home in Cambourne, Cornwall, since 26th July, and police are growing increasingly concerned for ...

THE COST OF THE summer holidays can be frightening. It’s not just the extra food when school dinners are not available (many parents go hungry over the summer to ensure their children are fed) – it’s also the cost of ...

Muhammad Talha BARKING FOOTBALL CLUB is now working in partnership with the Barking & Dagenham Volunteering Bureau and LIDL to help tackle homelessness in the borough. The Bostik League outfit was established in 1880 and plays at Mayesbrook Park (formerly ...