Robin Wales has welcomed a tentative proposal being discussed by the Government to give Councils extra duties to prevent homelessness. However, the controversial Mayor of Newham has insisted that Councils would need extra funding to carry out extra duties. Speaking ...

As we come to the end of the first day in the latest bout of industrial action by the junior hospital doctors, Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt has been on TV and the radio telling the doctors off ...

The marathon is here again – and Tower Hamlets residents need to prepare for a day of being under siege as we surrender our streets to runners and spectators. Sunday (24th April) is the big day, as over 30,000 competitors ...

The newspapers are full of royal news today – the eve of Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday. Tucked alongside coverage of the sovereign’s longevity is material on the next generations: unusually, the monarch and her next three direct heirs are ...

Tower Hamlets has been chosen as a finalist in the Britain in Bloom competition – one of only two London Councils to be nominated! The Britain in Bloom competition is organised by the Royal Horticultural Society. It’s a national competition ...

Parents will today find out which primary school their children have been given places at. The general public has today found out that the allocation system favours pupils from wealthier families. And we all stand on the brink of a ...

The death has been announced of Mildred Gordon, former MP of Bow & Poplar. Mildred died last Friday, aged 92. Her funeral will be held next Friday, 22nd April. Mildred was elected MP for Bow & Poplar in 1987 and ...

A nasty new scam has come to light in Bow. A resident answered a knock at the door and found two men who claimed that they were bailiffs. They demanded £100 from her, stating that she owed the money because ...

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 6th April during a fun day which attracted over 200 residents. The event, held during ...

The UK was a pioneer in anti-disability discrimination legislation. The 1970 Chronically Sick & Disabled Persons Act recognised the needs and rights of disabled people. It was the idea of Alf Morris MP (later Lord Morris), who drove it through ...