AN INVESTMENT OF £4.8 million is headed for Tower Hamlets schools to help them support pupils with special needs. The money will fund a range of measures designed to make schools more inclusive. Executive Mayor Lutfur Rahman has long been ...

THE DEATH of a woman pensioner who lived in St George’s Square, Newham is no longer a mystery. Her son, who lived with her, has admitted that he killed her. Richard Clayton, 45, strangled his mother, Angela Clayton, on 17th ...

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 ...

Most Council meetings are open to the public. Going along and seeing your councillors perform is a good way to keep an eye on them and learn about what’s going on. Meetings can move or be cancelled, so check your ...

FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. On 13th July, the ...

LONDONERS do not feel safe when they travel on buses, so we need CCTV at bus stops. That’s the latest news from the Conservative Party on its policy for bus services in London. How strange. We know this is the ...

TRUMP’S WAR on Iran is leading to ever more trouble. The Memorandum of Understanding – which Trump claimed was a ceasefire – is over, and the world faces more economic downturn and warmongering. This is not so much a war ...

TOWER HAMLETS Council has opened a fund to help some residents on low incomes pay their rent and not fall into arrears. Rents in Tower Hamlets rose by 4.8% in Tower Hamlets this year – starting from 6th April, which ...

Backyard Biennial: East  is an 8-week, free, summer arts festival initiated by Whitechapel Gallery in collaboration with over 40 local partners and collaborators across East London. OITIJ-JO Collective: TUFAN X BACKYARD BIENNIAL: EAST, Whitechapel Gallery.  Artists exhibiting are: Rukia Begum, ...

Hafsa Noor REFORM UK has once again become a focal point in British politics following the resignation of its prominent figure, Nigel Farage – a stunt to attempt to avoid parliamentary standards inquiries into his finances. The announcement of a ...