“Christmas is such a special time – it has been a lot of fun getting ready for the party, and we’re looking forward to welcoming everyone on the day,” said Silk Court resident Breda Ordell. “I particularly enjoyed making mince ...

The Rich Mix Cultural Centre has announced that it is setting up a new contemporary Asian Club night – further blurring the debate about whether the venue is a subsidised local arts venue or a commercial venture. The first club ...

Confusion surrounds three applications to set up Neighbourhood Planning Forums which came to the December meeting of Tower Hamlets Council’s Cabinet. Residents have done the preparatory work in three areas – parts of Spitafields, Limehouse and the Isle of Dogs ...

Donald Trump’s suggestion that Muslims should be barred from entering the USA has elicited a storm of protest around the world – with a community gathering outside the East London Mosque last Friday joining in – but has also elicited ...

With the election of the next London Mayor less than six months away, it’s not surprising to see Labour councillors keen to back a candidate in this important political race. It is very strange, though, to find Labour Councillors bigging ...

Labour’s John “two jobs” Biggs is looking into how to make his Administration more transparent: according to Councillors Shahed Ali and Oliur Rahman, he could make a good start by coming clean over the Rich Mix Centre. The two Independent ...

Government turns down Biggs’s request to withdraw Commissioners Biggs offers to cut East End Life if Commissioners will go John Biggs has failed in his attempt to get government Commissioners out of Tower Hamlets so that he can run the ...

The third main item on the agenda of the Tower Hamlets Council meeting on 16th September was questions from members of the public. This does allow members of the public to raise issues with the Council, but each individual is ...

African Families Service The first public petition to be heard at the Council meeting on 16th September came from the Pastors and Community Leaders Group, asking the Council to note their opposition to the African Families Service being cut. Labour ...

Tower Hamlets Labour and Tory Councillors united in the last week of August and agreed to spend up to £200,000 a year employing an additional senior officer – just weeks after 237 community organisations learned that John Biggs’s Administration did ...