The UK was a pioneer in anti-disability discrimination legislation. The 1970 Chronically Sick & Disabled Persons Act recognised the needs and rights of disabled people. It was the idea of Alf Morris MP (later Lord Morris), who drove it through ...

If you want to vote in the elections for London Mayor on 5th May, you must be on the electoral register – and 18th April is your deadline for joining the register if you are not already on it. If ...

We start the weekend with Michael Owen, Liverpool striker (and sometime star of England and some other places) telling his story: how a boy with a ball in a back yard made his way through to Anfield. [Adverts]

When the Cabinet system was first introduced, a council’s “overview and scrutiny” committee was intended to scrutinise, closely, the work of the executive – providing some sort of reassurance to the wider Council. Councillors were given “call in” powers, by ...

Tower Hamlets Mayor, John “two jobs” Biggs, is making sure that Mayor Lutfur’s vision for a new Town Hall in Whitechapel is coming together. As the Mulberry Place Town Hall was being demolished, so its owners could redevelop the site, ...

Don’t miss Mark Powell’s solo exhibition “Anthropology” – now in its final week. His new collection of biro drawings on vintage documents (see above) can be viewed up to and including Sunday. The next exhibition at Hang-Up will be “Wondrous ...

The Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, once one of Tower Hamlets’ largest employers, is responsible for lubricating the leisure hours of literally millions of people over the years. Now the building is turning its attention to providing another kind ...

The Frontera Festival was born in 2013 in Santiago, Chile. Audiences of up to 60,000 people enjoyed all that Latin music had to offer – in all its different styles, trends and genres. The Festival grew fast, and it is ...

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is a graveyard situated in Mile End. No longer used for burials, it is now a wildlife haven for flora and fauna alike. It is open to visitors who want to enjoy a little bit of ...

Roman Road market is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays – and the Council has just announced that fresh food stalls will be joining the market on Saturdays. Roman Road is a traditional East London street market and most traders ...