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On this day Happy Saint Patricks Day! Celebrating West Ham Uniteds many links with the island of Ireland   On Saint Patricks Day, we celebrate West Ham Uniteds many links with the island of Ireland...   West Ham United have been represented by a steady stream of players from across the Irish Sea. The first Irishman to wear Claret and Blue was Alex McCartney, who joined from Everton in 1905 and made six appearances as a right-back in the Southern League First Division. Born in Ballynafeigh in ...

Defiant Britons have today insisted they are not fazed by Europes scaremongering against the AstraZeneca vaccine, as they backed the UKs scientists as the best in the world. Fourteen countries across the continent have now turned their backs on the Oxford University-researched jab in a knee-jerk reaction over unproven blood clot fears. France, Italy, Germany and Spain are among the countries to have stopped using the vaccine, despite EU regulators insisting there was no proof the vaccine causes...

Mavis Johns obituary Mavis Johns was an infant school teacher who was much involved in the musical world of her local community Mavis Johns was an infant school teacher who was much involved in the musical world of her local community CathyJohns Wed 10 Mar 2021 12.32 EST Last modified on Wed 17 Mar 2021 15.21 EDT My mother, Mavis Johns, who has died aged 95, was a teacher who brought her passion for music-making to her community in north Wales. Mavis was born in Battersea, south London, to Doro...

Published: 7:00 AM March 5, 2021    Zelda Nana Yaa Manteaw making a donation of food items to poor children at Apam Orphanage in Accra, Ghana in 2019. - Credit: Jennifer Manteaw An 11-year-old DJ and philanthropist from Forest Gate is raising money to help tackle food and education poverty. Zelda Nana Yaa Manteaw, known in the music industry as DJ Zel, wants to raise £11,000 through her 11 for 11 campaign via crowdfunding website JustGiving, which is supported by the Heartfelt Philanthrop...

Published: 10:11 AM March 5, 2021    Firefighters were called to the disused church and community in Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate around 11pm. - Credit: London Fire Brigade A man was taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a derelict church in Forest Gate overnight. Firefighters were called to the disused church and community in Woodgrange Road just before 11pm yesterday (Thursday, March 4). Part of the ground floor of the building was damaged by the blaze, which was under control within ...

New real estate investment firm, Forest Gate, launches in Ontario News provided by Share this article Industry veterans Daniel Marinovic and Frank DelZotto to serve as CEO, CFO respectively VAUGHAN, ON, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - The Board of Directors of Forest Gate Financial Corp. today announces the formation of Forest Gate, a new boutique private equity, private debt and real estate investment firm. To lead this new venture, the Board has appointed Daniel Marinovic as Chief Executive Off...

Footage taken from Forest Gate, East London, this week shows a man receiving a hair cut in the street. The footage was shared a day after Boris Johnson announced a roadmap out of lockdown.

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner today said she is extremely disappointed that frontline officers have not been given priority for Covid-19 vaccinations. Dame Cressida Dick said 147 of her colleagues have been coughed at and another 51 spat at by people claiming to have coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. She said around 10,000 fines have now been handed out in London for breaches of regulations since restrictions came into force in March, with the rate of tickets issued up during ...

Elijah Bertram is a volunteer at Forest Gate Youth Zone. - Credit: Newham Council Newham’s Youth Zones represent the single biggest investment into youth services by a council in recent years. Meet Elijah Bertram and Zahra Maalow from Forest Gate Youth Zone as they interview each other. Elijah, 20, is a Newham Youth Movement Member and a volunteer at the youth zone. Zahra’s career in youth and community work spans 18 years including eight years with Forest Gate Youth Zone. Migrating to...

Published: 7:00 AM February 23, 2021    LONDON,UK. 19th Feb 2021. Ground Breaking at Idmiston Road. © Photo credit: ANDREW BAKER. PR Handout. No Archive. - Credit: ANDREW BAKER Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz says good quality homes are “a right”, as building begins on housing projects in Forest Gate and Canning Town. Eight homes in Idmiston Road, Forest Gate are due to be built by next February and another 15 in Malmesbury Terrace, Canning Town are expected to be finished by June 2022. Ms...