Police are appealing for information to help find a 62 year old man who is missing from Bow. Mr John Ian Hobson was last seen leaving his home in Bow
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The squeezed middle hit yet again: Benefit system shake-up will hammer those on £25,000 a year
Squeezed middle-income earners are to be hit yet again by the Coalition’s radical reforms of the benefit system, a high-powered analysis found yesterday. The shake-up meant to draw hundreds of thousands of the workless into jobs will penalise middle-income families ...
Read More »Christmas Day volunteering at The Whitechapel Mission
Winter is a difficult time for the homeless. It is a time of loneliness and cold, and the celebration of religious festivals offers a timely and appropriate reminder of those who may have fallen on hard times. Months ago I ...
Read More »Heat rises and so do fuel bills
More winter blues on the way as power firms implement their 10% price hikes. Average bills for a couple will go up this winter by around £115 to £1,265 a year. Bills for larger households will increase from an average ...
Read More »Readers winter scenes
I’ve been asking our readership to send in their choice winter and holiday pics. From London to Minnesota, here’s a selection for readers to enjoy. Click to view Large image
Read More »COMMUNITY LEADERS EVENT
Lutfur Rahman, the Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets joined Independent Columnist Yasmin Alibhai Brown to address participants at a special Leadership dinner.
Read More »BI – ELECTION LOSS ADDS TO LABOUR WOES
Cllr Marc Francis sent an email to Labour Group Leader Cllr Abbas expressing his discontent at the management of Labour Group.
Read More »Fozol Miah wins by election in Spitalfields & Bangla Town!
Fozol Miah is the NEW Elected Councillor for Spitalfields & Bangla Town!! View Results Now.
Read More »Council Positions Up For Grabs
"We are working very long hours to keep things running and would be glad if cross party colleagues were willing to share the work in Cabinet." - Mayor Lutfur Rahman
Read More »One in five children leaving primary schools are obese, says new report
Figures for pupils in Year 6 of primary school – the final year - show the percentage classified as ‘obese' was 18.7 per cent in 2009/10 - nearly double that of pupils in Receptionyearof whom 9.8 per cent were classified as ‘obese'.
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