Sabina Khan resignation backtrack: councillor returns for session as council says no letter received
Despite explicitly confirming her resignation in a statement, Mile End Councillor Sabina Khan was seen attending a council session on
Roman Road
Bethnal Green
Ruqsana Begum, Bethnal Green’s ‘Warrior Princess,’ on getting more Muslim women in the ring
Muay Thai and Boxing world champion Ruqsana Begum has been breaking boundaries her whole career – now she’s fighting for an
Poplar
New DLR Trains withdrawn due to a braking issue at Canning Town
TFL has temporarily withdrawn three new DLR trains following a braking issue at Canning Town Station last Monday. TFL announced
Whitechapel
Apasen care workers ‘going to foodbanks’ after council drops employer over fraud ‘risk’
Care workers employed by Apasen, a home care charity, have called on the council to keep them in work after
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Mayor launches seven-person Drug Squad in a bid to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour
Lutfur Rahman’s new Drug Squad is the first of its kind in the UK, but will the team of specialised
Picture of the Week
This week's Picture of the Week is a cartoon from Seamus Jennings, who illustrated our article on Billingsgate Market.
Editor’s Pick
Tower Hamlet’s eclectic selection of bookshops
Tower Hamlets is notorious for pulsating street life and a much lauded food scene. However, what is so rarely mentioned
Heritage & Nostalgia
One Girl Began by Kate Murray-Browne book review
Inspired by the dark history she sensed living in the Bow Quarter, Kate Murray-Browne authored One Girl Began, layering her
Tower Hamlets Slice in Print
The spring/summer issue of Tower Hamlets Slice print magazine is out now. The Food Special reveals the history of the famous beigel dynasty and looking at the future of Billingsgate Fish Market.
This biannual magazine comes out in spring/summer and then in autumn/winter. It has a readership of 30,000 and is delivered door-to-door and stocked in libraries and cultural hubs across the borough.
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