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THAMES WATER is the latest water company to put a hosepipe ban in place. The ban starts on Thursday. The ban means that if Thames Water supplies your drinking water, you cannot use a hosepipe to water your garden; clean ...

SPORTS, ARTS, music, drama, cooking, days out… They’re all free – and there’s a healthy lunch too. That what’s on offer for children in Tower Hamlets this summer – but you have to book a place. The activities are banded ...

YORK HALL Leisure Centre has been closed – with Tower Hamlets Council insisting that this is a temporary closure. The Be Well The Spa, situated in York Hall, is also closed. Tower Hamlets Council says: “York Hall Leisure Centre, including ...

SAVE THE DATE! A bonanza of fun for all the family is coming to Victoria Park during the last week in August – and it’s free. There will be a whole four days of fun activities from Monday, 24th August ...

HUNDREDS OF people, young and old, came to a careers event at Tower Hamlets Town Hall to find out about jobs in the construction industry. The event was held on 2nd July, with the Council sending out a press release ...

JUST FIVE DAYS are left before Transport for London (TfL) closes its public consultation on their proposed extension to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), which would take it to Beckton Riverside and Thamesmead. TfL has explained where the prosed route ...

WHY DID Tower Hamlets Council stage an interactive art exhibition in the Town Hall to mark Refugee Week? It’s because the event was such a success when it was last held that they did it all over again. World Refugee ...

LOCAL AUTHORITIES, community groups, schools and hospital are working hard to improve the quality of the air we breathe. Now their efforts have been recognised by the Breathe London awards, organised by Bloomberg Philanthropies in partnership with the Mayor of ...

IN RECOGNITION of the hot weather, Mayor Lutfur Rahman took his tie off when he opened the Ben Johnson Community Day – and indulged in a cold beverage. He was joined by local residents and small businesses, who also braved ...

Hafsa Noor THE UK IS experiencing one of the most intense heatwaves in its recent history, with temperatures soaring above 36°C in several regions and setting new records for the month of June. The prolonged spell of extreme heat has ...