Hundreds of residents took advantage of free activities and events hosted by Tower Hamlets Council during the February half term. •More than 1,500 people turned up to the council’s flagship event, Get Your Skates On, organised by the council’s sports ...
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Sexual abuse support for young women and girls
Young women and girls in Tower Hamlets who have experienced sexual violence can now seek support from a new advocate based in the borough. The Nia Project has received funding from the Home Office as part of the Government’s Ending ...
Read More »March Voice out now
The March issue of The Voice, newsletter of the East London Garden Society (ELGS), is out now. It covers the usual range of fascinating articles about gardening for food and fun – with recipes, horticultural tips and bits of general ...
Read More »News from TH-KONP
Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) is a campaigning group, working to preserve a public NHS run for people not profit, patients not shareholders. And it’s going to be very busy on Saturday, 28th February, which is a national Day of ...
Read More »More people in Tower Hamlets are working than ever before
Tower Hamlets’ employment rate is the highest it’s been for the borough since recording began in 2004. The figures, provided quarterly from the Annual Population Survey, show that 68.1% of the borough’s population are currently in employment – a 4.2% ...
Read More »Zero Tolerance on FGM Day!
Community groups in East London are taking a stance against female genital mutilation (FGM). The Ocean Somali Community Association and Tower Hamlets Council are co-hosting a conference to mark International Zero Tolerance on Female Genital Mutilation Day on Friday, 6th ...
Read More »It’s “time to talk” about mental health
Tower Hamlets Council will be encouraging everyone to take “time to talk” on 5th February to get more people talking about mental health than ever before. This is part of a campaign, led by national charity Time to Change, which ...
Read More »Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officers working against gangs
Nineteen gang members have been given injunctions for a variety of offences thanks to evidence provided by Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officers (THEOs) around Wyllen Close, E1. Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officers (THEOs) are a uniformed council service formed in September 2009, ...
Read More »Young Mayor election inspires record turnout
Deng Yan San has been elected as Tower Hamlets’ next Young Mayor. She won 2,663 of the votes cast in the record turnout of 71.95%. A total of 10,775 votes were cast for the 14 candidates in the polling stations ...
Read More »Residents decide on health and wellbeing in community
More than 60 residents from the Old Bethnal Green estate came together last month at the Minerva community centre to voice ideas on how to improve health and wellbeing in the area. The meeting was part of the Old Bethnal ...
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