The Cemetery Park has won a Green Flag Award and will therefore, together with all other winning sites, be entered into the annual People’s Choice Award vote. Last year saw over 35,000 votes from the public, and the Cemetery Park was ...

Museum of London to celebrate 350th anniversary of Great Fire of London Three hundred and forty-nine years ago, fire spread through the centre of London causing great destruction – but also clearing acres of land for 17th century redevelopment. Next ...

•Visual Arts The World of Charles and Ray Eames from 21st October, Art Gallery This major new exhibition surveys the careers of Charles (1907-1978) and Ray (1912-1988) Eames, who are among the most important designers of the 20th century. The ...

Olympic star returns to Stratford Emdad Rahman Team GB Olympian and gold medal swimming star Rebecca Adlington paid a visit to the former Athletes’ Village, now East Village, three years on from London 2012. Adlington spent a day visiting and meeting ...

The third main item on the agenda of the Tower Hamlets Council meeting on 16th September was questions from members of the public. This does allow members of the public to raise issues with the Council, but each individual is ...

A man appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court this morning (17th September) to answer the charge that he murdered 45-year-old local father of three Zakariyya Islam. He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at the Old Bailey at 10am ...

African Families Service The first public petition to be heard at the Council meeting on 16th September came from the Pastors and Community Leaders Group, asking the Council to note their opposition to the African Families Service being cut. Labour ...

Tower Hamlets Council met on Wednesday, 16th September – and began with a resolution on the Refugee Crisis in Europe. It was moved by Mayor John Biggs and seconded by Cllr Sirajul Islam, Deputy Mayor. It was a disgrace. The ...

Labour’s John Biggs has taken time out from his full-time job as mayor of Tower Hamlets to do some work on his full-time job as a Member of the Greater London Authority. Last week he issued a press release condemning ...

Labour’s John Biggs has paid tribute to Council staff who refurbished a Council car park earlier this year. It was announced at the start of the month that the car park, situated in Haverfield Road, beside Mile End Park, is ...