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Traders warned over illegal sales
A NEW summer blitz using teenagers to trap shopkeepers selling age-restricted goods like cigarettes, alcohol and knives has been revealed. Traders caught in the joint police-council operation will face prosecution, writes PAT COUGHTREY, News Editor. Chi...
Drug dealer's plea rejected
A DRUG dealer who claimed that he only supplied crack cocaine and heroin because he feared for his life failed to convince top judges that he had been wrongly convicted. Akindele Belogun, of Dakota Gardens, East Ham, was found guilty on a majority verdic...
Good news on Olympic transport
LONDONERS should feel the benefit of transport improvements associated with the 2012 Olympics two years ahead of the Games, according to a progress report by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). The ODA has published a document, the second in a series o...
Our Christine strikes gold
GOLDEN girl Stratford s Christine Ohuruogu captured 400m gold for Britain at the Olympics in Beijing…and stood proudly to receive her medal. She said she had always dreamed of the victory. Moments after the victory, the Newham runner said: As I cros...
Remembering the slave trade
THE slave trade will be remembered at a special event at the Museum in Docklands on Saturday. The museum in West India Quay, Isle of Dogs, is marking UNESCO International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and the 60th anniversary of t...
Play a key role in helping young
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help children from temporary accommodation across Newham. Shelter s groundbreaking Keys to the Future: Newham project works with five to 16-year-olds. Over the last year it has provided one-to-one educational and emotional supp...
Renewing those old school ties
FORMER schoolfriends who swapped jokes, fretted over exams and teenage woes half a century ago are taking a trip down Memory Lane. Students from the old Plaistow Grammar, Prince Regent Lane, are staging a reunion at the site, now home to NewVIc, from 6pm...
Fun day will do young a power of good
SPORT sessions, drumming, music and DJ skills, a bouncy castle and barbecue will be on offer on Wednesday (Aug 20) at a youngsters fun day. Those attending can give their views on what Newham Council can do to make things better for them. The More Power...
Farewell to a victim of knife crime
A YOUNG man from Stratford who was killed last month has been laid to rest. Adnan Patel, who was 21 years old and lived in Henniker Road, was one of four men to be killed in London on July 10 through knife crime. Family and friends paid their respects at...
Goodbye to an inspirational head
A FORMER head teacher who devoted much of his life to helping, guiding and inspiring Newham children and colleagues has passed away. Denis Donovan ended his teaching career in 1983 at Elmhurst Primary School in Forest Gate after about 15 years there, inc...
Letters
Drumming up cause of anger
HAS this borough been taken over by another authority? If I play a car music system loudly I can be asked by the police to regulate the volume. If I continue to play music in my property loud enough to annoy my neighbours I can have my equipment confisca...
Food for thought over social change
The Great Charles Dickens lived during a time of extraordinary transformation and social change in Britain. His novels published during the 19th century focused typically on class structure, poverty and the treatment especially of the poor and underpri...
Appeal for help
On behalf of The Children s Trust, I would like to make a special appeal for runners taking part in this year s Flora London Marathon, who already have a place through the ballot, but have not yet decided on a charity to support. By running for us you wil...
Have a say on health
WHAT Newham people want from their health service will be asked at a roadshow on Monday. It will be held at the Old Town Hall, Stratford, from 3pm to 8pm. Healthcare for London: Consulting the Capital will ask people their views on how the NHS could b...
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Get yourself between the covers!
Between the Covers: Women s Magazines & their Readers New exhibition at The Women s Library November 1 2008 to April 25 2009 Need to understand the history of women s magazines, fast? Looking for a one-stop introduction to the must-have features on top...
Ripping yarns of depravity, criminality and hardship of Victorian east end in museum talks
EXPLORE London s dodgy history through a series of lunch time talks at the Museum in Docklands this autumn. Discover how archaeologists and historians piece together the lives of past Londoners and celebrate the city s and Dockland s rich and diverse comm...
Newham's got talent...see here!
A talent search comes to Newham in the shape of Busta Rhyme , Newham s 1st borough wide singing competition for 11-19 years olds. Following the huge success of TV shows like Pop idol and ITV1 s The X Factor – Ape Media and Newham Community Education &...
City slickers make big screen return
Since Sex And The City ended on UK screens in 2004, the leading lady of the series, Sarah Jessica Parker, has sat in hotel rooms around the world promoting romantic comedies. Yet she never imagined that, four years later, she would be discussing the big s...
Bevy of acts to get yoou into the groove!
A BEVY of music acts will get you into the groove at the Theatre Royal Stratford East Bar. The venue in Stratford stages free live music or DJ sets throughout every week. Acts due to appear include acoustic ballad and funk singer-songwriter Jedd Holden...
Sizzling summer gives everyone a LIFT!
FANS of theatre, film and the arts are in for a sizzling summer with the Lift Festival which will begin a three-month tour, kicking off in Stratford. The summer s offerings start with a 10-day programme at Theatre Royal, Stratford and at the Lift in Strat...
Get set for a bevy of acts
FROM multi percussionists to a jazz duo, a bevy of music acts are set to entertain at the Theatre Royal Bar. The venue in Gerry Raffles Square, Stratford, stages free live music or DJ sets throughout every week. Acts due to appear include multi percussio...
Get into the groove
GET into the grove with free music events at Stratford s famous playhouse. The Theatre Royal Stratford East Bar stages free live music or DJ sets throughout every week. Acts due to appear include multi percussionists Eddie Abdullah and Brandon Jessop on...
Go and have a giggle
RESIDENTS can get set for another fun-filled evening of comedy next Monday at Stratford s famous playhouse. (07/04) Free stand-up Comedy Nights are a regular event in the Theatre Royal Bar every Monday from 8pm....
Star Sandra Bullock opens up about her marriage
Sandra Bullock is a nice woman. Men like her because she s pretty, but she s also the kind of girl who would bring you soup if you were ill in bed. Women like her because she would never steal your boyfriend and she would always support you. When she come...
Acclaimed chorus takes service lead
All Saints Chorus and West Ham Church Choir will lead the singing at a service of Choral Evensong at the church in Church Street, Stratford, on Sunday at 6.30pm. The traditional service, using the old Prayer Book and King James Version of the Bible, will...
Free music events
STYLES from jazz and blues to R & B continue to thrill music fans at the Theatre Royal Stratford East Bar. The famous venue in Gerry Raffles Square, Stratford, stages free live music or DJ sets throughout every week. Acts due to appear include Faye Patto...
Free comedy capers
THERE is plenty of free fun in store for residents at Stratford s famous playhouse. Free stand-up Comedy Nights continue at the Theatre Royal Stratford East Bar in Gerry Raffles Square from 8pm every Monday. On August 18 it will be the turn Ben Harrington...
Enjoy free music at the Theatre Royal
STRATFORD S famous playhouse is the place to be for a melody of free music events. The Theatre Royal Stratford East Bar stages free live music or DJ sets throughout every week. Acts due to appear include Dave Mwaniki on July 22 with classic 70s ballads t...
Fun times at the Theatre Royal
ENJOY laughs for free later this week at the Theatre Royal Bar s popular Comedy Night. The free, weekly stand-up events at the Stratford venue are on every Monday from 8pm. On July 21 it will be the turn of Tiernan Douieb and Paul F Taylor with compere J...
Comedy capers at the Theatre Royal
JOKERS Joey Page, Tom Smith and Neil McFarlane are sure to have you in stitches on July 7 at the Theatre Royal Bar s popular Comedy Night. The free stand-up events take place every Monday from 8pm at the famous Stratford venue in Gerry Raffles Square. En...
Free entertainment for music-lovers
MUSIC-lovers can continue to hear great tunes for free at Stratford s famous playhouse. The Theatre Royal Stratford East Bar stages free live music or DJ sets throughout every week. Acts due to appear include David Johnson on July 2 with original work an...
Get into the groove for free
FROM jazz and blues to hip-hop, get into the groove for free at Stratford s famous playhouse. The Theatre Royal Stratford East Bar stages free live music or DJ sets throughout every week. Acts due to appear include vocalist Irene Serra performing jazz, b...
Laughs for free
FUN-LOVERS can continue to enjoy free comedy at Stratford s Theatre Royal Bar. The curtain rises on Comedy Extra on June 29 at 8pm with Matt Green who will preview his debut Edinburgh solo show – Matt Green: Grow Up Green. Joining him will be Joe Rowntree...
Get set for a bevy of acts
FROM multi percussionists to a jazz duo, a bevy of music acts are set to entertain at the Theatre Royal Bar. The venue in Gerry Raffles Square, Stratford, stages free live music or DJ sets throughout every week. Acts due to appear include multi percussio...
Harder act to follow
THE Harder They Come has been extended until June 10 after smashing box office records at the Theatre Royal. The stage version reworks the cult classic 1970s film, which scorched its way across global cinema from Jamaica. It can be said to have introduced...