Residents on the Isle of Dogs are campaigning against building an Islamic Community Centre on a Grade II listed park which overlooks the unique World Heritage Site at Greenwich. A planning application has been filed with Tower Hamlets Council to build the community centre in a portakabin on Island Gardens…
Tower Hamlets was declared the best council last week, for delivering more sustainable homes than any other council in England. The award, by the British Research Establishment (BRE) , recognised the Tower Hamlets council’s achievements in delivering almost 3000, the highest number of homes meeting the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) from 2007 to 2013. An environmental method used…
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…
Tower Hamlets is giving out 1000 tickets to the Open East Festival to mark the one year anniversary of the Olympic Games. The festival will be held at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from July 27 – July 28. Only residents of Tower Hamlets who are currently claiming housing benefits are eligible…
Tower Hamlets is giving 400 young people £1500 towards their university fees. The scheme was announced at the boroughs first annual Youth Award Ceremony on June 4. Lutfur Rahman, The Mayor of Tower Hamlets, said that education is his top priority in the borough, and added: “From this September, every…
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…
A music school is set to open in Tower Hamlets for 16 to 19 year olds as part of 102 new free schools approved by Michael Gove the Education Secretary. The school expected to open in 2014 will join The Brit School as one of the only state-funded performing arts…
Tucked away in the St George’s Town Hall on Cable Street, the Unite Community Centre is working to help underprivileged people in the Borough. This is the first of a number of such centres that will be rolled out by the trade union Unite. The centre will be open five…
A 17-year-old youth has been charged with the murder of a pensioner, 88, who was living in care accommodation in Tower Hamlets. The teenager, who is from Romford, is expected to appear in custody at Stratford Magistrates’ Court tomorrow, Monday May 27, accused of the murder of 88-year-old Margery Gilbey…
Labour Cllr Lesley Pavitt of Bethnal Green South, was elected as the borough’ ceremonial Speaker of the Council and First Citizen at Tower Hamlets Council’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday night May 22. Cllr Pavitt took over the role from Cllr Rajib Ahmed. In his leaving speech Cllr Ahmed revealed…
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