Councillor Mizanur Chaudhury was appointed Tower Hamlets’ new chair of council at the borough’s annual council meeting last night...

The government promised localism and people should be entitled to remain in their locality of choice if at all possible.

Seven Labour councillors voted against amendments put forward by the Labour party..

On Tuesday the Civic Awards Ceremony was held at the Town Hall.

The Audit Commission has awarded Tower Hamlets Homes a two-star rating

Mayor Lutfur Rahman has welcomed a cash boost of almost £100m worth of funding to improve the quality of housing in Tower Hamlets.

LR: As a long term resident of Tower Hamlets I have seen the debilitating affect poor housing has on residents.

The biggest teachers meeting in Tower Hamlets for more than 35 years last week unanimously voted to ballot all NUT union members in the east London borough for strikes against cuts.

"We are working very long hours to keep things running and would be glad if cross party colleagues were willing to share the work in Cabinet." - Mayor Lutfur Rahman

Three Labour Councillors have pledged their support for working with Independent Mayor Rahman. Kabir Ahmed and Shahed Ali cited Labour’s refusal to work with the Mayor as primary reasons for breaking the Labour Group Whip. Cllr Abdul Asad also announced his decision to work with the Mayor.