Budding women entrepreneurs in east London are getting £2,000 each to start up their own businesses.

Nearly £9.8m was spent putting people up in bed and breakfasts last year due to a shortage of good quality housing in the borough, according to the council.

Community groups in east London are getting £10,000 from the charity arm of the Fenchurch Street rail operators.

A Muslim family are in shock after their fried chicken shop was viciously attacked last night by vengeful thugs following the murder of a soldier in Woolwich.

Rev Rob Marshall, Team Rector of East Ham vs Paul Kaufman, Chair of the East London Humanists

London Mayor Boris Johnson is coming to Formans Fish Island on Wednesday to kickstart a charity auction in support of the Bethnal Green World War II air raid disaster memorial.

Schoolchildren got to watch a live episode of a TV cooking show being filmed in Beckton on Monday.

A widow has smashed her fundraising for a children’s hospice before she has started her charity run in memory of her late husband.

Two people have been arrested and a cannabis factory has been closed yesterday in a day-long police crack down.

The MP for East Ham is holding a drop-in session with Cllr Sharaf Mahmood to hear residents’ views on betting shops.

Trad TKO fighter to join paid ranks

Three victories for Beagles throwing star Matt Baptiste inspires them in West London

West Ham Correspondent Dave Evans looks back over the Hammers career of Carlton Cole a player who turned from a bad-boy to a role model in his time at Upton Park

Hollywood actor Will Smith will kick off a football festival with his son Jaden at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Saturday.

Six new schools have been given approval by the Government to open in east London in September 2014.

This week I’d like to talk about the way the Metropolitan Police Service work with the organisation Crimestoppers. Crimestoppers is a charity set up in 1988 by Lord Michael Ashcroft, as a way of encouraging people to pass information about criminal offences and offenders to the police, completely anonymously and sometimes for a reward. The organisation is now run by a huge network of volunteers, who take phone calls 24/7 and monitor the internet site. As well as remaining an incredibly successful way of sharing information, Crimestoppers has also helped to develop exceptional working relationships between the police, the media and third party organisations and charities, all united with the single goal of fighting crime.

Nothing demonstrated this better than the Queen’s Speech. What a staggering disappointment it was, bloated with empty words and vacuous promises.

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Muslim leaders in Newham have condemned the attacks in Woolwich yesterday and ask the community not to judge their faith by the actions of two murderers.

Former Groundforce star Tommy Walsh mingled with residents at the opening of a community garden.

West Ham skipper Kevin Nolan rounded off the season in fine style

Hammers defenders Guy Demel and Joey O’Brien are celebrating another good campaign at Upton Park

Talented youngsters who fancy performing at the O2 Arena and a share of £5,000 can enter this year’s Glee Club challenge.

Street art from school pupils will be viewed by visitors and media from around the world today at the 2013 UEFA Champions Festival.

A Newham student has won the top prize in a public speaking challenge with a speech about manners.

A World War Two veteran is angry that Government red tape is standing in the way of him getting a medal for serving on the Arctic Convoys.

Temporary seating at the Aquatics Centre have been removed as the Olympics site transforms into the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

A man involved in a car accident was fined £400 for wasting police time after he claimed burglars had stolen his car while it was being held in storage.

Transport bosses are clamping down on lorry drivers using the A12 Blackwall Tunnel which are over the legal weight with tougher measures if they cause accidents or delays.

A political party has been banned from bringing further High Court legal challenges related to Newham Council without a judge’s permission after a series of “truly hopeless claims”.

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Eleven young men have been charged with drugs offences following a dawn raid on alleged gang-members in Stratford last week.

West Ham United have announced the signing of Romania captain Razvan Rat on a free transfer on a one-year deal.

Twelve schoolchildren will have their artwork publicly displayed after winning a Crossrail art competition.

A couple planning to celebrate their Golden Wedding are trying to track down the bridesmaids who helped make their big day such a special occasion.

An elderly woman who survived multiple injuries in a road accident in East Ham 10 years ago, has celebrated her 90th birthday on the helipad in Whitechapel.

A woman who has spent years providing arts opportunities for young people has received an award recognising her work.

Hundreds of residents were kept awake all night by heavy metal music after party goers held an illegal rave at an industrial building standing empty in Silvertown.

A project that aims to document the campaign to save Queens Market has been awarded more than £20,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

UEFA Champions League Festival showcases smaller format