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Bangladesh’s National Mourning Day (Jatiyo Shok Dibash) was observed by the All European Bangabandhu Porisad (AEBP) on 17 August 2019 at Harkness House Community Hall, Christian St, East London. The meeting was presided by AEBP’s Chairman Dr. Faizul Islam and conducted by AEBP’s General Secretary S M Mustafizur Rahman with the former General Secretary of UK Awami League Prof. Abul ...

    Two architecture students from the University of East London (UEL) have been shortlisted for the prestigious Architects’ Journal Student Prize. Undergraduate Nisha Anwar and postgraduate Ze Rou Yong were selected from a pool of their peers representing 51 architecture schools accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The competition will name its top three winners in ...

  A shop has been fined after a packet of cigarettes was sold to a 13-year-old boy following an operation by the Tower Hamlets Council trading standards team. All three defendants from All in One Bazar on Roman Road pleaded guilty to the charges at Thames Magistrates Court in Bow on August 1. John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets said: “Selling ...

  Four Corners and partner Swadhinata Trust are delighted to announce a major new project which has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant. Thanks to National Lottery players, ‘Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point’ will share the stories of the local community of Brick Lane, East London, during a pivotal year in race relations. The largely Bengali community mobilised ...

Students across Tower Hamlets have achieved great success in their A levels this year Nearly three quarters of students gained A*-C grade in their A levels and,  in Tower Hamlets 98.9% of students entered for A Levels achieved at least 1 A*-E grade, an increase of 0.3% points from 2018. Mayor John Biggs met students at Sir John Cass school in Limehouse and said: ...

Over the past few weeks the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has welcomed an estimated 26,000 British pilgrims who have come to Saudi Arabia in order to perform Hajj many of them first timers. This is in addition to the more than 100,000 pilgrims visiting from the UK to perform Umrah. Yasmin Qureshi MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ...

Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has criticised the government for driving the country towards a no-deal Brexit while at the same time leaving councils out of crucial work to prepare their residents for the possible outcome. New figures show the government is ploughing five times more money into ‘propaganda’ on a no deal Brexit than helping councils prepare. While ...

  A new Wellbeing Hub has been launched this week by Tower Hamlets Council to help people in the borough look after their health and wellbeing. The interactive service will make it easier for people to connect with the resources available in Tower Hamlets that will help them stay well. This includes access to information, referrals to services and support ...

Residents are being asked to look out for their household enquiry form (HEF) which is being posted to every property in the borough. It is a legal requirement to respond to this document to ensure that everyone who is entitled to vote is on the revised Register of Electors when it is published on 1 December 2019. The HEF is ...

  From 2020 anyone in England and Wales who wants to become a police officer will be required to hold a degree or be working towards the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship. This is a huge change in the history of policing and the University of East London (UEL) is poised to be at the forefront of training and supporting police officers ...