Community

IT’S CONGRATULATIONS to Providence Row Outreach Psychotherapy Service’s “A Place Within”, which is one of the three winners of the London Homelessness Awards for 2026. The London Homelessness Awards are sponsored by the London Homelessness Foundation, London Housing Directors, the ...

ONE OF the down sides to children going back to schools is that parents have to fork out for school uniforms, PE kits, etc. That’s why Mayor Lutfur Rahman has stepped in to cheer up less well-off families by funding ...

A business-as-usual consultation on community grants has started in Tower Hamlets. Sadly, despite the cheerfulness of the Council’s press release, the consultation exercise misses the point. What are community grants? Councils would say that they are funds they spend on ...

Hafsa Noor WHAT WAS meant to be a joyful family outing turned into a tragedy when a mother and daughter lost their lives at West Mersea Island in north Essex. The pair died after entering the sea in an attempt ...

HAVE FUN… or else! is the message coming from Tower Hamlets Council. Their press release showcasing activities and events available to residents this summer is quite exhausting. There are events for residents of all ages. You have “opportunities to come ...

THAMES WATER is the latest water company to put a hosepipe ban in place. The ban starts on Thursday. The ban means that if Thames Water supplies your drinking water, you cannot use a hosepipe to water your garden; clean ...

SPORTS, ARTS, music, drama, cooking, days out… They’re all free – and there’s a healthy lunch too. That what’s on offer for children in Tower Hamlets this summer – but you have to book a place. The activities are banded ...

YORK HALL Leisure Centre has been closed – with Tower Hamlets Council insisting that this is a temporary closure. The Be Well The Spa, situated in York Hall, is also closed. Tower Hamlets Council says: “York Hall Leisure Centre, including ...

SAVE THE DATE! A bonanza of fun for all the family is coming to Victoria Park during the last week in August – and it’s free. There will be a whole four days of fun activities from Monday, 24th August ...

HUNDREDS OF people, young and old, came to a careers event at Tower Hamlets Town Hall to find out about jobs in the construction industry. The event was held on 2nd July, with the Council sending out a press release ...