Three schools in Tower Hamlets partially closed for RAAC concrete investigations
The unnamed schools remain open while affected areas are cordoned off for further investigations and remedial works. A trio of
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Author: Ruby Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
Plans for 200-person music festival on old canal boat in Hackney Wick rejected again
Tower Hamlets council has once again rejected proposed plans for Boat Live, a 200-person festival on a canal boat in
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Roman Road convenience store to stay open after selling alcohol to underaged shopper
Tower Hamlets Council has given Mannat Supermarket its ‘first and last chance’ after selling a gin and tonic can to
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Mayor of London says government could consider funding ULEZ scrappage scheme
Sadiq Khan suggests that the government may finance the expansion of the ULEZ scrappage scheme that will support more East
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Mayor of London urged to revise scrappage scheme ahead of ULEZ expansion
Sadiq Khan faces increasing pressure to expand the ULEZ scrappage scheme that will impact those living and travelling in East
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Tower Hamlets children ‘bombarded’ with unhealthy junk food adverts
Tower Hamlets Council attributes high rates of childhood obesity to the concentration of unhealthy junk food advertising in the borough,
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Tower Hamlets refuse workers miss bin collections because ‘they don’t know the routes’
Tower Hamlets Council attributes high numbers of fly-tipping to poor waste collection services, claiming that refuse workers miss roads due
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Tower Hamlets revealed to be the youngest borough in the UK
With a median age of 30 and half the borough’s children living in poverty, campaigners warn of the dangers of
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Colour Factory nightclub in Hackney Wick retains license after Trei Daley stabbing
Colour Factory in Hackney Wick will retain its license after 26-year-old Trei Daley was fatally stabbed outside its doors, but
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Colour Factory nightclub where Trei Daley was fatally stabbed to have licence reviewed
Colour Factory nightclub, outside of which a man was fatally stabbed last month, is to have its licence reviewed by
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Tower Hamlets Council set to move housing services in-house to cut costs
Eighty-six per cent of residents backed the idea of the Council taking over housing services citing value for money and
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King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla visit the Bangladeshi community in Brick Lane
The Royals were greeted by Tower Hamlets schoolchildren on their visit to honour the borough’s Bangladeshi community who played a
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