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New learning pack energises students

A group of sixty pupils from Cayley Primary School descended on Victoria Park last week, where they road tested a new learning pack and workbook devised by Tower Hamlets Council in partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund. The pack includes ...

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Council cracks down on benefit fraud

Marianne McDonough of Musbury Street, E1, was convicted at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 13th May for failing to declare that she had been working for almost five years while claiming benefits. Ms McDonough was sentenced to 20 weeks imprisonment, which ...

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What if there were no NHS?

The Royal College of Nursing took part in the NHS Day of Action on 5th June. NHS staff have had their pay frozen for three years, and this year the Government has said it will give some NHS workers just ...

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Dementia and the south Asian community

Public Health England and a leading health charity have joined forces in a new campaign to tackle one of the biggest health issues facing England and a growing issue for ethnic minority communities. The Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends initiative aims ...

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Enjoy London Wine Week

London Wine Week – a huge seven-day celebration of the capital’s emerging and passionate wine scene – is now upon us. To be part of the self-guided Wine Tours and enjoy £5 flights or glasses of premium wine in more ...

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Urban artists can dare to dream

“Urban Development, a charity which provides support and advice to young people trying to make it in underground music, has spent 12 years proving that a strong social conscience doesn’t have to mean governmental do-gooding. While its foundations are philanthropic, ...

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Rich Mix of film and football

Controversial local venue the Rich Mix Cinema is offering films and football this month. As part of the East End Film Festival, Rich Mix will be showing a number of films and hosting subsequent Q&A sessions from 14th to 25th ...

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