Womenswear designer Mary Benson, who graduated from the University of Westminster Fashion Design BA Honours course in 2014, is set to show her debut collection at London Fashion Week as part of Fashion East. Mary will be presenting her collection at the Institute of Contemporary ...
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Molly Parkin’s Playground
Molly launched her new exhibition at Forman’s Fish Smokehouse Gallery on Saturday, 14th February. This unique exhibition defies verbal description: go to see for yourselves. The exhibition is on display until 21st March and is open on Thursday and Fridays ...
Read More »Keeping up with the Jones
Thousands of British holidaymakers head for Spain each year: but how do we communicate with the locals? School-student Spanish (if you remember it) may not be enough. If you don’t want to find yourself at a loss, now’s the time ...
Read More »Who scrutinises the scrutineers?
Cllr Joshua Peck made his usual appearance at the Tower Hamlets Cabinet last night, 4th February. He was there in his capacity as Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny (O&S) Committee – and in that capacity, he made his usual ...
Read More »Don’t “walk on by” the homeless
Research reveals a startling gap between perception and reality of homelessness in London. Almost half of online adults aged 18+ in the London Government Region (45%) say they always, or almost always, do nothing when they see someone in the ...
Read More »More people in Tower Hamlets are working than ever before
Tower Hamlets’ employment rate is the highest it’s been for the borough since recording began in 2004. The figures, provided quarterly from the Annual Population Survey, show that 68.1% of the borough’s population are currently in employment – a 4.2% ...
Read More »Mayor praises the proportion of students who go to university
The future is bright for students from Tower Hamlets after Government figures showed an impressive proportion of the borough’s sixth-form leavers go on to university. The Department for Education released figures on 27th January showing the destination of Key Stage ...
Read More »Zero Tolerance on FGM Day!
Community groups in East London are taking a stance against female genital mutilation (FGM). The Ocean Somali Community Association and Tower Hamlets Council are co-hosting a conference to mark International Zero Tolerance on Female Genital Mutilation Day on Friday, 6th ...
Read More »It’s “time to talk” about mental health
Tower Hamlets Council will be encouraging everyone to take “time to talk” on 5th February to get more people talking about mental health than ever before. This is part of a campaign, led by national charity Time to Change, which ...
Read More »Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officers working against gangs
Nineteen gang members have been given injunctions for a variety of offences thanks to evidence provided by Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officers (THEOs) around Wyllen Close, E1. Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officers (THEOs) are a uniformed council service formed in September 2009, ...
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