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Cannabis farm circulates around Tower Hamlets

Cannabis farm circulates around Tower Hamlets

A police vehicle equipped with a mock “cannabis farm” has been circulating the Langdon Park area in Poplar, Tower Hamlets, last week. The mobile cannabis factory presented various tools for growing marijuana such as lamps, fans and cables, all of which were seized during previous drug raids. Although no actual plants were physically present in…

Hackney has highest herpes infection rate in London

Hackney has highest herpes infection rate in London

Hackney faced the highest herpes infection rate in London in 2012, with approximately 420 people diagnosed, according to a recent Public Health England report. The report provided insight into the occurrence of different sexually transmitted infections (STI) in each borough of the capital from 2009 to 2012. Additionally the Public…

Workshop to help Tower Hamlets tackle diabetes

Workshop to help Tower Hamlets tackle diabetes

Mile End hospital will hold a workshop to raise awareness of diabetes among the local community on June 11, 2013. So far 145,000 people in the borough have been diagnosed with type one diabetes. The Diabetes Centre in the hospital is concerned that many people in Tower Hamlets have undetected…

Croydon among worst areas in country for food hygiene

Croydon among worst areas in country for food hygiene

The SE25 area of Croydon has been listed as one of the “worst areas for hygiene scores” in a Which? Magazine investigation called the “State of Our Plates: The Food Hygiene Lottery.” The consumer rights group collected data from thousands of local authorities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland from…

Dementia support initiative in Bell Green

Dementia support initiative in Bell Green

Dementia Awareness Week came to Bell Green with a pop-up stall to help people understand and cope with the condition. The Lewisham MindCare Dementia Information and Support Service is part of the Bromley regional group of  the mental health charity Mind. MindCare has an extensive operation in Lewisham with careers and volunteers who…

Nursing Awards for staff who “go the extra mile”

Nursing Awards for staff who “go the extra mile”

Croydon Health Services have celebrated the contribution made by the…

Initiative to tackle violence against females

Initiative to tackle violence against females

Tower Hamlets has launched a new initiative this week to deal with the…

Beddington Lane approved: campaign against continues

Beddington Lane approved: campaign against continues

Planning permission for the Beddington Lane South London Incinerator has been granted following months of deliberation and protest. After a vote on April 24 resulted in a tie, the incinerator was granted the go-ahead at a re-vote at the Sutton Civic Centre on Wednesday May 15. The Sutton Council Development Control…

Challenging the stigma of mental illness

Challenging the stigma of mental illness

The Tower Hamlets branch of  Mind, the mental health charity, and the Muslim community…

Student wins prize for surgical training programme

Student wins prize for surgical training programme

A student at London Metropolitan University has been awarded the London Met Student Business…

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