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Miles and miles of water The Canal & River Trust maintains 2,000 miles of canals and rivers and is responsible for bridges, embankments, towpaths, aqueducts and reservoirs. To get involved with its work visit… www.canalrivertrust.org.uk Holiday happenings See our half-term listings with dozens of activities organised by the council, museums, galleries and sports venues. see pages 10 & 11 News News in brief Help for business PEOPLE planning to start a business are being invited to pick up tips at an event on February 26. Entitled Start Small, Think Big, it will feature workshops on providing information online, identifying customer groups and priorities, as well as information about changing your career or starting a small business. The free event is at Idea Store Whitechapel, 321 Whitechapel Road from 10.30am-3pm. Free courses offer AN educational charity for socially excluded and disadvantaged people has a number of free courses on offer. Olga Education and Training Project is running courses in food hygiene, first aid, manual handling and computer skills for beginners. Classes take place at St Margaret’s House, Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green. For further information call Dr Ashfak Bokth or Dr Gias Ahmed on 8981 2931 or 07791 603594 or email info@oetp.co.uk ‘Power list’ 2014 SEVERAL people who live and work in the borough have been included in the latest list of successful UK Bangladeshis. The British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration 2014 includes Mayor Lutfur Rahman, Dr Shafi Ahmed, a surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust, and kickboxer Ruqsana Begum. Diabetes specialist Dr Tahseen Chowdhury, Bethnal Green & Bow MP Rushanara Ali, robotics lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London Dr M Hasan Shaheed, and Anwar Uddin, coach at West Ham Academy, are also on the list. Man murdered cousin after family squabble Killer jailed for life over stabbing which followed ‘seemingly minor row’ BY STAFF REPORTER A MAN has been jailed for the murder of his cousin after a dispute that escalated from an initial squabble between female family members. Liam Hamilton, 32, of Poplar was fatally stabbed in the back with a large kitchen knife in Poplar High Street on July 26, 2013. Paul Hamilton, 30, of Woodstock Terrace, Poplar, was sentenced by a judge at the Old Bailey last Thursday, February 13. Paul Hamilton Liam Hamilton VOLUNTEER lock keepers are being sought to work with the Canal & River Trust on London’s most popular historic canal locks. Locally they will be required to work on Saturdays at Old Ford Lock in Bow (pictured). Vigilante patrols ‘not welcome on streets’ THE police, council and faith groups are working together after a small group of demonstrators handed out leaflets in Brick Lane last month. Officers have engaged with local people to address concerns raised by the so-called ‘Christian patrol’ and the council and its partners are monitoring the situation. Mayor Lutfur Rahman, who in December last year condemned He was found guilty of murder and jailed for life to serve a minimum of 26 years. His brothers, Thomas and Noel, were found not guilty of murder or violent disorder and a fourth brother, James, The roles cover the main boating and visitor season from March to October. No previous experience is needed as full training is given. For more information visit http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/volunteer a small demonstration in Brick Lane by a radical Muslim preacher, said: “I fully endorse the statement of the Bishop of Stepney, that there is no place for vigilante patrols on our streets, whether purporting to be Christian, Muslim or any other faith group.” A spokesperson for the Met Police said: “The police take these incidents very seriously and activities that may raise community tension will be monitored.” The Rev Alan Green, chair of was found not guilty of violent disorder. The stabbing followed two earlier fights involving female family members on the same day. Later that night the four brothers confronted Liam Hamilton and some other family members, culminating in Liam being fatally stabbed. All four of the defendants c l a i m e d t h e y a c t e d i n self-defence. Detective Sergeant Martin Head said: “What started out as a seemingly minor family row escalated into a senseless Tower Hamlets Inter Faith Forum, said: “Small groups of men claiming to patrol on behalf of either Muslims or Christians do not represent us and are not welcome here.” Dilowar Khan, executive director of East London Mosque and London Muslim Centre, said: “We take comfort in the support given by our partners in the community, of all faiths and none, who have always stood firmly together to oppose hatred.” murder, which will have a long-lasting impact on all members of the family. “This is a tragedy for all involved and it is right that Paul Hamilton should spend a long time behind bars for his actions.” 17 – 23 FEBRUARY 2014 N E W S F R O M T OWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 5


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