Mayor announces accommodation plans for 10 homeless families
A building in Brockley, Lewisham is set to be transformed into temporary accommodation for 10 homeless families but figures show …
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Return of festivals: What you should expect this summer
South East Londoners can expect a very different festival experience this summer, as festivals prep for their return on June …
May 23, 2021/
Arts Features, Coronavirus, Croydon, Features, Summer, Tower Hamlets/
News in Brief
Roy Hodgson set to retire as Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has announced he will step down as manager of …
Deptford community outraged as leisure pool faces closure
A petition to save a Deptford leisure pool has reached over 3000 signatures in eight days, after the council revealed that they …
May 13, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Lewisham, Summer/
Cladding leaseholders’ fury after MPs vote down law to protect them from costs
Tower Hamlets and Lewisham leaseholders living in high rise buildings with dangerous cladding have expressed their anger and disappointment after …
May 10, 2021/
Housing, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/
School teacher’s project to tackle Covid conspiracy fears goes worldwide
A Tower Hamlets school teacher who put together resources to combat vaccine conspiracy theories has seen his work go worldwide. …
May 6, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Education, News, Tower Hamlets/
Thousands object to Brick Lane brewery development prompting delay
Redevelopment plans for the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane have been delayed after more than seven thousand objections, forcing …
April 30, 2021/
Employment, Lead Stories, News, Tower Hamlets/
From being homeless to helping those still on the streets during the pandemic
Sixty per cent of England’s homeless population are living on the streets of London. On any given night, it has …
March 16, 2021/
Community, Features, Lockdown lifestyle/
Library cutback plans reversed after community backlash
Planned cutbacks to library services in Tower Hamlets have been shelved following protests by local people and a revised budget by the …
March 11, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Education, Employment, Tower Hamlets/
Buddy system starting across East London for young disabled people
Disability charity, Sense is looking for volunteers for a face-to-face buddying programme that is launching across East London. The charity designed the …
March 5, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Health, Tower Hamlets/
Childcare scheme first in country to be awarded Millie’s Mark
Tower Hamlet’s Holiday Childcare Scheme has become the first in the country to be recognised for its commitment to first aid. The scheme …
February 26, 2021/
Community, Education, Health, Tower Hamlets/
Discovery of protected species could stop Limehouse development
The discovery of protected species such as bats, slow worms and stag beetles on a Limehouse green space may stop …
February 26, 2021/
Community, Housing, News, Tower Hamlets/
Residents protest over library cutback plans
A ‘Save Our Libraries’ petition has been started by Tower Hamlets residents to protest over plans to cut back services …
February 24, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Tower Hamlets/
Clinic at London’s largest mosque aims to counter vaccine hesitancy
The East London Mosque in Whitechapel has been transformed into a pop-up vaccination clinic in hopes that it will encourage …
February 11, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Health, Tower Hamlets/
Estate agent fundraiser supplies laptops to school students
A London firm of estate agents has raised over £12,000 in just two weeks, to help children across Tower Hamlets …
February 5, 2021/
Community, Tower Hamlets/
Garden society threatens legal action over green space flats plan
Opponents of a plan to build almost 100 houses on a Limehouse green space are hoping to challenge the decision …
February 4, 2021/
Community, Tower Hamlets/