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Queen Mary University students walking on Mile End campus.
Local News Social care 

Tower Hamlets Council launches University Bursary Award to support students amid the cost-of-living crisis

January 31, 2023March 25, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments Cost of living, News

Eligible young people in Tower Hamlets could receive £1,500 to support them through their undergraduate studies as a cost-of-living measure.

Aerial shot of Victoria Park in the snow, East London, 2021
Photo by Dawud Marsh
Local News Social care 

Local warm hubs for people feeling the cold as Arctic weather moves in

December 8, 2022December 13, 2022 George Hayes 0 Comments Cost of living, News

As temperatures drop and people face rising heating bills amid the cost-of-living crisis, we find local warm banks and hubs

Tower Hamlets Renter's Union demonstration outside Winkworth's on Roman Road in Bow to protest against rising rents in London.
'Freeze rents not renters': Tower Hamlets LRU protest outside Winkworth estate agents on Roman Road.
Environment Local News 

Bow renters hold protest against rent increases of up to 70%

December 5, 2022March 25, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments Cost of living, Housing, News

With homelessness threatening more residents in the borough, Tower Hamlets London Renters Union stage a day of action on the

Hearth Bakery Hackney Wick outside entrance and sign.
Photo courtesy of Fynn French-Collins.
Eating & drinking Local Local economy News 

Hearth Bakery opens East London’s first communal oven addressing the cost of living crisis

November 26, 2022March 25, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments Cost of living, High street, News

Inspired by medieval communities, Hearth Bakery has launched The People’s Oven in Hackney Wick for budding home bakers and those

woman in hi-vis jacket handing a shopping bag to another woman in Bow Foodbank, Bow, East London
Photo courtesy of Bow Foodbank
Local News Social care 

Bow Foodbank offers pensioners unlimited visits this winter

October 22, 2022March 25, 2023 Victoria Miller 0 Comments Cost of living, News

As Bow Foodbank volunteers see a 500% increase in the number of pensioners using its service, the organisation is offering

Roman Road lights, Christmas 2020, by Phil Verney
Roman Road Market Christmas lights. Image taken by Phil Verney.
Local Local economy News 

‘Closing on Mondays for the first time in 11 years’: How East End businesses are cutting down energy costs

October 13, 2022March 25, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments Cost of living, High street, News

Faced with rising prices, businesses of all sizes are scratching  their heads about how to reduce energy usage, but what

Eating & drinking Local Local economy News 

Deals along The Roman that may surprise you as businesses tempt shoppers out

September 29, 2022March 25, 2023 Victoria Miller 0 Comments Cost of living, High street, News

Aware of the economic climate, businesses along Roman Road are offering deals to customers – if you ever thought about

Graham Clifford, Head Teacher at Cayley Primary School, East London.
Local News Social care 

Local schoolchildren will suffer if bills soar by 400%

September 12, 2022March 25, 2023 Victoria Miller 0 Comments Cost of living, News

With the energy bills soaring and little advice or support from the council or government, schools are preparing for the

shutters down on pink corner cafe on Roman Road market, Bow, East London
Eating & drinking Local Local economy News 

‘Amazing’ Bakery Room forced to close due to cost of living crisis and Brexit

September 9, 2022March 25, 2023 Victoria Miller 0 Comments Cost of living, High street, News

Rise in food and fuel prices, fewer customers, and staff shortages due to Brexit have led to the cheerful corner

Sophia Chisty with her daughter contemplating the cost of living crisis.
Sophia Chisty with her daughter contemplating the cost of living crisis.
Culture Life and living Local News 

One local mother is working all hours to cope with the cost of living

September 4, 2022March 23, 2023 Victoria Miller 0 Comments Cost of living, Features

With concern about the cost of living soaring for the winter, it bit just as hard in the summer as

a woman leading a workshop in a classroom in Bromley-by-Bow centre, Bow, East London
Bromley-by-Bow Centre is delivering workshops to help people manage budgeting their energy bills. Image courtesy of Bromley-by-Bow Centre
Local Local economy News 

How locals are taking control of energy bills during the cost of living crisis

July 19, 2022December 13, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 0 Comments Cost of living, News

With energy bills increasing by 54% since April, local Tower Hamlets residents are taking matters into their own hands. Fuel

Man fills boxes with supplies for Bow Fooodbank
Photo courtesy of Bow Foodbank.
Local Local economy News 

Dealing with the cost of living crisis: what help is there and how to get it

July 8, 2022December 13, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 0 Comments Cost of living, News

Thanks to Tower Hamlets’ roots in philanthropy, social reform and innovation, help is varied and inventive, from longstanding charitable behemoths

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