Community

Two local hospitals – the Royal London and Mile End – are looking for patient panels. No, they aren’t cladding their walls in calm wood: they’re looking for patients (old, new or potential) to join human panels to “raise and ...

Next month, the council will call on new traders and budding entrepreneurs to try out a market stall for just £10 per day as part of the Love Your Local Market fortnight, which runs from 14-28th May. Led by the ...

For the first time since it opened in 1901, Old Street Station is being reinvented. Transport for London (TfL) and Appear Here, the online marketplace for short-term space, are transforming the station into an interactive and experimental shopping and leisure ...

Victoria Park will be hosting an Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday, 19th April at the V&A Building. Youngsters are invited to join in Easter-themed arts and crafts and then go on an egg-citing egg hunt! Fun starts from 12 noon and ...

BMX bikers and skateboarding enthusiasts put on a fantastic display of stunts, flips and air tricks at the Urban Wheelers Jam in Victoria Park on 9th April. The fun day attracted more than 800 residents and was organised by Tower ...

“My home is their home. They are part of me and they are part of my household.” Ernestine John, foster carer Three foster families have just been presented with special awards by Tower Hamlets Council in recognition of their efforts: ...

Few people who find themselves having an MRI scan like to complain: after all, if you’re having an MRI scan, it’s probably saving your life – or at least helping you to improve the quality of your life. However, some ...

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has hosted the launch of a major new report which reveals a shock decline in the level of black and minority ethnic (BME) representation on London’s NHS trust boards. Health academic Roger Kline’s research found ...

John Gorle, Usdaw’s National Officer with responsibility for the Co-op, has explained Usdaw’s position on the unfolding events at the Co-op. Here is his statement. “The problems at the Co-operative Bank have been a real concern for some time and ...

Spring Gathering This year’s Spring Gathering will be held at Tarling East Community Centre in Shadwell on Thursday, 1st May. The day will run from 10.30 till 3 with stalls, workshops, talks, free lunch and a tour of a local ...