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
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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
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Charles Booth’s poverty map of London: where does your street rank?
Charles Booth’s poverty maps have been digitised by the London School of Economics allowing us to compare streets then and
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Police horse injured in Victoria Park dog attack
Police Horse Urbane will be ‘back to Bow in good time,’ recovering from bite wounds to his leg and torso
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Remembering how people pulled together during lockdown (photoessay)
Local photographer Jamie Sinclair captured how residents, businesses and organisations came together during the early days of lockdown in 2020.
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Farewell to Hackney Wick’s Breakhouse Café
Local residents express their sadness at the independent Café’s closure, remembered particularly fondly for its veggie breakfast and community events.
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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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Roman Road LDN news magazine one of only 45 titles in UK selected for Google News Showcase
Tower Hamlet’s local news magazine Roman Road LDN has been selected to be part of the Google News Showcase initiative
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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 ‘misrepresented’ TfL on Liveable Streets
Setting the record straight about its objection to the reversal of Liveable Streets in Tower Hamlets, Transport for London claims
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Explainer: The consultation process for Tower Hamlets Council’s Local Plan 2025
The consultation process for the 2025 Local Plan will give East Enders a say on key decisions in our borough.
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Mayor Lutfur Rahman: the man behind London’s most ambitious anti-austerity budget
Perceived by some as unknowable and opaque, Mayor Rahman appeals to the people of Tower Hamlets to ‘judge us on
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