Women

The Government has cut millions from Tower Hamlets’ income, but the Council has fortunately won a small grant which will restore a tiny drop of the missing funding. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) set aside £3.5 million ...

Legendary athlete Paula Radcliffe has launched a search for six London women who want to get active and inspire others by taking up the challenge of entering the Morrisons Great Newham London Run for the first time. The six women will ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Police are appealing for further victims to come forward after the sentencing of a photographer convicted of sexually assaulting his models. The photographer, who abused the trust of two models to sexually assault them, was jailed for seven years on ...

Tower Hamlets Council is establishing a team of community champions who will be able to challenge sexual and other forms of abuse experienced by women and girls in the workplace and the community. The initiative is modeled on the community ...

Of the 50,000 women and 400 men diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK, an unknown number will go on to develop secondary breast cancer – cancer that has spread beyond the breast or armpit to other parts ...

Fiona Barry presents a personal memoir of the East End. The Eastend networking from Richmond to Upminster in one hour, gathering my thoughts on the District Line. I have touched base with people I have come to love and appreciate. ...

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 ...