London Bangla A Force for the community…
As the year draws to a close, yet another one of our young citizens has had his life ended before his time by hatred turning into mindless violence – and we are left asking how it is that we have ...
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After 10 years: British curry rules!
The British Curry Awards reached their milestone tenth birthday on 1st December with a star-studded awards ceremony at the Battersea Evolution. The event was packed with over 1,700 representatives of the curry sector of the catering industry and its celebrity ...
Read More »Tri-dent tested?
Tower Hamlets Labour Party and Tower Hamlets Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Joint Meeting Debate on Labour’s Defence Policy: Should Trident have a future? 7.30pm, 1st December Kingsley Hall, E3 3HJ (corner of Powis Road and Bruce Road) nearest Tube stations: ...
Read More »Last chance to have a say on 20mph vision
The Council has been consulting residents on whether to introduce a 20mph speed limit across the borough – and 31st October is the last day for comments to be made. Around 85 per cent of the borough is already within ...
Read More »Con-man sexually assaults Bethnal Green schoolgirl: police appeal for help
Have you seen this man? Police want to identify and speak to him in connection with a sexual assault on a school girl on 13th May. Although this is nearly six months ago, police are appealing for the public’s help ...
Read More »Are you ready for Hallowe’en fun?
There will be spooky surprises at a host of free spine tingling events in Tower Hamlets to celebrate Hallowe’en. The Council will be staging two Halloween fun days as part of Boo! on Friday, October 31 at King Edward Memorial ...
Read More »Plenty to do over half term and Black History Month
Half term week needn’t be a drag this year: not only has the Council set up a series of half term activities, there’s also Black History Month events to take part in. Half term fun •Sporty young people can ...
Read More »Hospitals win first PLACE
The Barts Health NHS Trust has been trying out a new way of getting feedback on its services from its patients and their friends and relatives. They’ve been holding Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) – an annual, mandatory ...
Read More »Ombudsman encourages South Asian and Muslim women to complain for change
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has been looking at who is coming to them to complain about poor service – and, alarmingly, it has found that South Asian and Muslim women are less likely to complain about their NHS ...
Read More »Our Rabina is the hero!
Rabina Khan – known to us in Tower Hamlets as Cllr Khan, Member for Shadwell and Cabinet Member for Housing and Development – was named Hero of the Year at the European Diversity Awards on 2nd October. The award was ...
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