JOHN BIGGS, Labour Mayor of Tower Hamlets, set the public to work cleaning up the Borough before Christmas and branded the exercise “a great success”. Most councils pay staff to do cleaning, while some contract out the service. However, not ...
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Economy jitters slow down house price rise
THE RISE IN house prices in 2017 was the slowest for five years claims the Halifax, the UK’s largest mortgage lender – echoing a similar finding announced by the Nationwide just days ago. The news prompts further concern about the ...
Read More »Met go out to find New Year killer
ONE WEEK AFTER New Year’s Eve, Newham police officers were out on the streets – trying to jog memories as they investigated the murder of Taofeek Lamidi, who was stabbed in Memorial Avenue. As well as talking to members of ...
Read More »LB24TV team celebrates 2018
Emdad Rahman THE LB24TV team have enjoyed a get together to celebrate the start of the new year 2018. Team members came together as part of a networking event to celebrate and also to promote the online media channel which ...
Read More »ELM launches new app
THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE has announced – with some delight! – that it has launched a mobile phone app! So far the app is available on Android, but an Apple version is on its way. The app can be found ...
Read More »MusiKaleigh offers hope to Kaleigh
Emdad Rahman MUSIKALEIGH, a magical musical family event with songs from favourite movies and featuring the East London Symphony Orchestra, has been organised as a childhood cancer awareness and family fun fundraiser for Kaleigh Lau. Kaleigh is an East London youngster ...
Read More »Labour says Tory end of coal power is ill thought out
ARE THE TORIES as green as they seem? Labour has cast doubt on the Government’s environmental credentials as it announced the result of a “coal closure” consultation. The two parties agree that coal-fired power generating plants emit too much carbon ...
Read More »Last week of Rapunzel in Stratford
AUDIENCES HAVE been enjoying Rapunzel this year – one of a long list of well received pantos performed at the Theatre Royal, Stratford. It’s a traditional story which has, of course, received the usual Theatre Royal makeover while retaining all ...
Read More »Tower Hamlets: normal rubbish from Monday
TOWER HAMLETS Council will resume normal rubbish collections from Monday, 8th January – after collecting over 2,000 tonnes of commercial and household waste from the adjusted collection timetable which operated over the seasonal break. There will also be a free ...
Read More »Acid retailers beat Bungle Biggs to action
DAYS AFTER Independent Group councillor Ohid Ahmed called for Tower Hamlets mayor to set up a voluntary register of retailers to log sales of corrosive liquids, a group of national retailers have come to a voluntary agreement to curb sales ...
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