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Read the latest news about social care, from education, health care, religion and spiritual provision, to welfare services for the poor, the disabled and the vulnerable.

Outside of fried chicken shop in Shadwell.
Local News Social care 

Tower Hamlets children ‘bombarded’ with unhealthy junk food adverts

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 Ruby Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter 0 Comments News

Tower Hamlets Council attributes high rates of childhood obesity to the concentration of unhealthy junk food advertising in the borough,

Calvin cycling on the grounds of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Calvin in Olympic Park © Madeleine Waller
Local News Social care 

London’s first inclusive cycling centre launched in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 Valerie Vishnevetskaya 0 Comments News

The social enterprise Bikeworks has partnered with the London Legacy Development Corporation and London Marathon Foundation to address inequalities in

Mae + Harvey Portrait of owner Natasha Sayliss Neighbourly lockdown photo essay©Jamie Sinclair
Mae + Harvey Portrait of owner Natasha Sayliss All photos ©Jamie Sinclair
Local News Social care 

Remembering how people pulled together during lockdown (photoessay)

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Siva Thangarajah 0 Comments Covid, Features

Local photographer Jamie Sinclair captured how residents, businesses and organisations came together during the early days of lockdown in 2020.

Simply Fresh supermarket on Roman Road with donation boxes and bags for Turkey stacked outside
Local News Social care 

SimplyFresh launches fundraiser for Turkey earthquake after being overwhelmed by donations

February 9, 2023March 25, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments News

Roman Road’s Turkish-run food store launches a fundraiser after pausing its collection drive following an inundation of donations in the

Queen Mary University students walking on Mile End campus.
Local News Social care 

Tower Hamlets Council launches University Bursary Award to support students amid the cost-of-living crisis

January 31, 2023March 25, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments Cost of living, News

Eligible young people in Tower Hamlets could receive £1,500 to support them through their undergraduate studies as a cost-of-living measure.

outside Pyramid Pharmacy with sign out side with NHS logo.
Local Local economy News Social care 

Roman Road pharmacies firefighting for the NHS during winter health crises

January 7, 2023March 25, 2023 Alice Bourne 0 Comments High street, News

Pharmacies on the Roman are having to cope with supply shortages amid a winter cold and flu outbreak and an

New chief executive of the Bromley by Bow Centre, Elly de Decker.
Local News Social care 

Bromley by Bow Centre welcomes Elly de Decker as new chief executive

December 16, 2022March 25, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments News

Taking over from Rob Trimble’s 20-year tenure, de Decker plans to build upon the work of her predecessor, focussing on

Aerial shot of Victoria Park in the snow, East London, 2021
Photo by Dawud Marsh
Local News Social care 

Local warm hubs for people feeling the cold as Arctic weather moves in

December 8, 2022December 13, 2022 George Hayes 0 Comments Cost of living, News

As temperatures drop and people face rising heating bills amid the cost-of-living crisis, we find local warm banks and hubs

Woman sorting through toys at East London Toy Appeal, Tower Hamlets
Image courtesy of East London Toy Appeal
Local News Social care 

The gift of giving: charities and good causes to support this Christmas

November 15, 2022December 13, 2022 Victoria Miller 0 Comments Features

While it’s considered the ‘most wonderful time of the year,’ not all of us will be feeling the festive spirit

woman in hi-vis jacket handing a shopping bag to another woman in Bow Foodbank, Bow, East London
Photo courtesy of Bow Foodbank
Local News Social care 

Bow Foodbank offers pensioners unlimited visits this winter

October 22, 2022March 25, 2023 Victoria Miller 0 Comments Cost of living, News

As Bow Foodbank volunteers see a 500% increase in the number of pensioners using its service, the organisation is offering

Safia Jama MBE standing in front of a DLR train with her new plaque in Stratford, East London
Local News Social care 

Déjà Vu for Bow’s Safia Jama who attends second DLR naming ceremony in a year

October 20, 2022December 13, 2022 Victoria Miller 0 Comments News

Campaigning in the community leads to Safia Jama’s second DLR train naming ceremony in just over a year.  If you

Graham Clifford, Head Teacher at Cayley Primary School, East London.
Local News Social care 

Local schoolchildren will suffer if bills soar by 400%

September 12, 2022March 25, 2023 Victoria Miller 0 Comments Cost of living, News

With the energy bills soaring and little advice or support from the council or government, schools are preparing for the

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