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 ...

Marianne McDonough of Musbury Street, E1, was convicted at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 13th May for failing to declare that she had been working for almost five years while claiming benefits. Ms McDonough was sentenced to 20 weeks imprisonment, which ...

“The quiet man is here to stay, and he’s turning up the volume,” said Iain Duncan Smith – kick-starting the steady slide down towards losing the election for Tory Party Leader. For his look-a-like John Biggs, Labour’s candidate for Mayor, ...

Well, here we are; three and a half years later, and it doesn’t seem like five minutes since 300 people stood on a frosty Old Ford Road at gone 2am one Friday morning in October 2010 and cheered their heads ...

The BBC’s Panorama programme is in the news again. The allegations aired during the programme were not new: the “documentary” referred to Council grants made several months ago.  Viewers saw former Labour Leader Cllr Josh Peck say that he was “pretty ...

London Labour stands divided as once again Tower Hamlets Labour members invent a special policy with which to attack Mayor Lutfur Rahman – without stopping to check what their own mayors are doing just a postcode away. Tower Hamlets was ...

Labour Councillors departed from official party policy to veto Mayor Rahman’s attempt to protect the borough from a gambling explosion.

Just before Christmas, Tower Hamlets Council marked the forty-first anniversary of the independence ofBangladesh. During an afternoon of various activities, over 100 residents learnt about the rich heritage ofBangladesh. Young people made speeches, sang and gave performances in their mother ...

Professionals from a wide range of organisations in the borough came to together for the annual Community Safety Partnership Conference to highlight success over the past 12 months. Hosted by Tower Hamlets Council, the conference on November 2, looked at ...

Real nappies advice at Nappuccino Tower Hamlets parents and carers can get to grips with real nappies at a special “Nappuccino” event. On Thursday, 22nd November at the Whitechapel Idea Store the council will be working with Washable Nappy Company ...