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,
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
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
Incident: Two men injured in shooting in Bow
Police are investigating the firearm discharge, appealing to witnesses and anyone with footage of the suspect’s car travelling down Campbell
London’s first inclusive cycling centre launched in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
The social enterprise Bikeworks has partnered with the London Legacy Development Corporation and London Marathon Foundation to address inequalities in
Remember the Big Breakfast house? It’s finally sold for 4.3 million pounds
Channel 4’s Big Breakfast house in Fish Island has sold for 4.3 million pounds, but had to reduce its price
Panorama’s Road Wars explores divisions caused by Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
BBC’s Panorama documentary reveals an East London Councillor received death threats from residents opposing Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. A councillor in
The special Earth edition of The Slice Magazine is here
The Slice Tower Hamlet’s fourth issue is a special earth edition and reports on initiatives that are tackling climate change
Sustainable living in Tower Hamlets for the many, not the few
How our borough is becoming a model for grassroots environmental change, with organisations and charities proving the cost-of-living crisis and
Campaigners call for International Irish Traveller Day to be officially recognised
Campaigners from a steering committee of Irish Travellers have called for an International Irish Traveller Day to protect their way
Mayor Rahman’s budget: anti-austerity triumph or expensive gamble for Tower Hamlets
Lutfur Rahman has unveiled an extraordinary budget to pump £40 million into public services in 2023 alone. But is it
