CCTV is controversial. While some communities see it as a way for the “Big Brother” authorities to observe what all citizens are doing, others see it as a way to ensure that good people are safe and bad people are ...

A VEHICLE parked on a pavement can be a real nuisance. It makes it more difficult for pedestrians to use the pavement – particularly those with pushchairs or wheelchairs – and it’s dangerous for road users, particularly cyclists. It’s no ...

WHEN Tower Hamlets Council had a Day of Action against drugs, a couple of days ago, we called for the Council to roll out anti-drug actions across the borough. They did. OK: we are not claiming cause and effect, because ...

IT’S NO Council Tax for foster carers in Tower Hamlets, after Mayor Lutfur Rahman decided to give everyone who registers as a foster carer a 100% Council Tax reduction. The newly re-elected Mayor described how much he values the work ...

ON 1ST APRIL, Tower Hamlets Council was 60 years old. On 19th February, Eastenders – the popular BBC soap opera set in roughly the same area, had celebated its 40th birthday. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the two apart. Those ...

THERE WAS a `businesslike start to the January meeting of Tower Hamlets Council on what was a cold winter’s night. Inside the Chamber, all was somber, with almost everyone dressed in dark colours. Only the Speaker introduced a splash of ...

THROUGHOUT the month of July, our “thought for the day” spot featured individual Tower Hamlets Councillors – recording something they have said and giving their apparent position on the Tower Rewards dispute with the Council workforce. Now the month is ...

TOWER HAMLETS Council is asking residents to complete an online questionnaire detailing how the Coronavirus pandemic has been affecting them, to help it plan services.   Strangely, residents have to sign in on the Council website before they can view ...

TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL has been found out refusing to host a charity event organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) – on the grounds that it might be construed as anti-semitic. An article in The Guardian today has revealed that ...

A £50 SHOPPING VOUCHER is being offered as a prize to encourage parents and carers in Tower Hamlets to complete a Council’s survey. The online survey is open to all parents or carers of depending children or young people and ...