As we start a new year it also marks a milestone journey for me. 2001 in Shadwell, Tower Hamlets, when the then Youth Work Training Consortium began the conversations around youth work training, Peer Education and promoting Action Learning within ...

CHECK THE fridge! Have you bought coarse farmhouse, coarse Ardennes or smooth chicken liver pate from Tesco? These products have been labelled with the wrong “use-by” date and they may be unsafe to eat. Tesco has recalled the pate and ...

WHILE THE Labour Government was making life harder for migrants by taking their mobile phones away, Tower Hamlets Council was recognising the achievements of sanctuary seekers who have been improving their education and making the most of volunteering opportunities. The ...

AS PART OF the Labour Government’s campaign to crack down on migrants, Keir Starmer has given “border authorities” the power to seize phones from “illegal migrants”. Bet Farage didn’t think of that one. The Government’s thinking is that migrants’ phones ...

LB: US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela. This is so wrong on so many levels that it is hard to know where to begin. We are not fools There is no justification for breaking ...

IT WAS back in 1997 that the new Labour Government capped class sizes for children aged 5-7 to just 30 pupils. That achievement has endured – and class sizes across England are below that magic number. But the bare numbers ...

Waitrose has withdrawn bottles of water from sale as the product may contain fragments of glass. The store has apologised for the inconvenience caused by the recall. The recall affects bottles of Deeside water – mineral water and sparkling water. ...

A WOMAN in her 20s has left a Romford hospital, shortly after giving birth. Police were called in at 5pm on 30th December, and they are now searching for the missing mum as they are concerned for her welfare. Mum’s ...

SENSITIVE AND personal information about residents was probably “copied and taken” during a cyber attack affecting three London Councils last November. A helpline and email address have been set up to answer questions from worried residents. Westminster Council is the ...

BEFORE WE look forward to 2026, let’s take a moment to look back at what was happening in Tower Hamlets in 2025. What was the Council up to? What were its memorable moments? Here’s the highlights of the first six ...