WILL IT work? Will residents co-operate with Tower Hamlets Council’s new scheme to recycle food waste in the borough? It’s in place to meet new government requirements, so all residents will be involved eventually. Let’s explain what’s going on. It ...

A COLLISION between a pedestrian, 54, and a lorry sadly led to the pedestrian losing their life. The collision occurred on the A127, the Southend Arterial Road, at 6.44pm on Thursday, 22nd October. The London Ambulance Service attended the scene ...

DEPUTY MAYOR Cllr Maium Talukdar added his thanks to the many foster carers who came to the Council’s fostering celebration event earlier this month. The Deputy Mayor, who had been Cabinet Member for Children for the last four years, was ...

E-BIKES pose a severe fire hazard – not the bikes themselves, but the batteries they use have a habit of bursting into flames when recharging or when heated in rubbish collections. There were three major fires in recycling centres in ...

Winter is here, and that means that the flu virus is out and about looking for victims. It also means that we have the annual debate on whether to have a flu vaccine.  Vaccine debate Much of the vaccine debate ...

LEMFI, THE financial platform for people building lives across borders, today (21st October) announced the launch of its new global brand platform, “Ambition has no passport”, alongside a completely rebuilt app, launching the largest product expansion in its history. A rebuilt ...

A BIG mistake by Halo Foods Limited could have ended in tragedy. Their Skinny Crunch Light Peanut Butter Bars were accidentally wrapped in Skinny Whip Toffee bar wrappers – so peanuts were not included in the list of ingredients on ...

FOSTER AND kinship carers were recognised at a Celebration Evening held by Tower Hamlets Council. Mayor Lutfur Rahman came along to meet carers and add his personal congratulations to those of the Council. These carers open their homes – and ...

THERE HAS been a “labelling error” with Waitrose own-brand Tuna Pate. The label on the tubs states that the “use by” date is 17th December. In fact, the correct “use by” date is 17th October. The tuna comes in a ...

SOMETIMES IT’S hard to keep up with all your bills. They keep going up, but your income doesn’t. An emergency can destroy your budget. You just need a little bit of help to get you on your feet again. Mayor ...