Bow Goods Yard masterplan: final parcel of Olympic Park land to be unlocked
Network Rail announces the start of Bow Goods Yard masterplanning process to transform 30 acres of no man’s land, into
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New canal towpath code launched
‘Share the Space, Drop your Pace’ is a new campaign by the Canal & River Trust promoting a guide to
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Hackney Wick FC to launch academy with Loughborough University on Olympic Park
A collaboration between Bobby Kasanga’s Hackney Wick FC and Loughborough Sport, the academy aims to provide top-quality education and guidance
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Tower Hamlets Council invests £13.7 million into new youth service
‘Tower Hamlets Young’ will see the opening of a youth centre in every ward, addressing years of funding cuts for
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Tower Hamlets Council cancels £17 million of funding for community projects
Criticism of Mayor as money earmarked for local projects including Roman Road Market waste management and Mile End Station improvements
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City Hall approves multi-million-pound grant for ‘solar membrane’ on West Ham’s London Stadium
The solar panels on the 2012 Olympic Stadium that is now home to West Ham United will save up to
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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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Liverpool Street Station named ‘at risk’ by Victorian Society Endangered Buildings list
Liverpool Street Station has been added to the Victorian Society’s list of endangered buildings in light of development proposals that
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The full story behind the cancellation of the World Naked Bike Ride in Victoria Park
Tower Hamlets Council served an injunction to cancel the bike ride in Victoria Park 48 hours before the start which
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Bow man sentenced to life in jail for Ranjith Kankanamalage murder in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
A man from Bow has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Ranjith Kankanamalage in Tower Hamlets Cemetery
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Sadiq Khan says air quality across world at risk if ULEZ fails
The Mayor of London argues ULEZ expansion that impacts East Londoners will encourage cities across the world to fight air
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