Social Streets Fellow Felix Naylor Marlow talks about his experience reporting for Tower Hamlets
A recent Social Streets Fellow talks about learning a pioneering form of constructive journalism and what this taught him about
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Tower Hamlets Community Housing and Poplar HARCA announce they will no longer be merging
‘We knew there was something rotten’: Poplar HARCA and Tower Hamlets Community Housing will no longer be merging after months
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The Common Room: a humble space with an enormous heart just off the Roman
After four years of tireless planning and an £80,000 crowdfunding campaign, The Common Room has re-opened its doors, offering locals
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Thames Water released sewage into the River Lee and its tributaries 1,060 times in 2023
Environment Agency figures reveal wastewater from toilets, sinks and drains spilt out of storm overflows into the waterway for an
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Key workers protest against rent increases outside Peabody HQ
‘This has kept me awake all night’: Protestors staged a rally outside Peabody’s head office in Southwark, expressing concern about
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Site of endangered Bethnal Green Mulberry tree could be developed into homes
The London Chest Hospital, once at the heart of a legal dispute over the preservation of an endangered Mulberry Tree,
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Mayor Lutfur Rahman to remove Palestinian flags in Tower Hamlets
Mayor Lutfur Rahman has decided to remove the Palestinian flags flying from lampposts in Tower Hamlets, which he claims ‘are
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Roman Road Bow Neighbourhood Forum fights for council recognition
Do you want more control over the future of our area? Roman Road Bow Neighbourhood Forum is looking to expand
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Mayor Lutfur Rahman faces a High Court legal battle after scrapping LTNs
A group campaigning to reinstate Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Bethnal Green will take Mayor Lutfur Rahman to court following his
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Tower Hamlets Council meeting disrupted following public gallery heckling
Tower Hamlets council has removed online footage of its annual budget meeting which would have shown heckling from the public
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Paul Scully MP apologises after calling Tower Hamlets a ‘no-go’ area
Conservative MP Paul Scully has apologised after saying there are ‘no-go areas’ in Tower Hamlets in a discussion about Islamophobia
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Tower Hamlets Council under government review for the second time in a decade
The government will send inspectors to review the running of Tower Hamlets Council, following concerns about Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s management
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