Tower Hamlets Council could scrap its weekly East End Life publication which has previously come under fire for its high cost to tax payers.

TOWER HAMLETS Council has marked Challenge Poverty Week (12-18th October) by “shining a spotlight” on the wide range of support services it has in place to help residents with the cost of living. The Council has an ongoing commitment to ...

A FIRM “NO” came from a meeting of Tower Hamlets Council last week – in response to a proposal from Transport for London (TfL) to “restructure” bus routes on the Isle of Dogs. There was unity in the Town Hall ...

THE MAYOR’S Football Cup is the highlight of the local football season. The September matches close the summer of amateur games and bring in the new season of competition locally and nationally. It’s a fitting time for Mayor Lutfur Rahman ...

IT’S KNOWN for its diversity. It’s known as a place where neighbours get on well with each other. But Tower Hamlets Council has still found time to run a series of events to mark National Hate Crime Awareness Week. The ...

VIOLENCE Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is still very common in UK society – and local, regional and national governments are trying to combat it. Are their strategies working? Tower Hamlets Council has a detailed Strategy on how to combat ...

MORE FAMILIES will now be eligible to claim grants to help with the cost of school clothing – and now’s the time to apply. The clothing grants are part of a package of support for families on low income. The ...

BRICK LANE was thronging with people who had come to have a last bit of summer fun as the famous Curry Zone held its 2026 Curry Festival. It was the biggest one yet. Tower Hamlets is one of the most ...

FOUR PEOPLE have been sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison for their parts in running a criminal network which trafficked 24 Thai women. The convictions came after a detailed investigation by the Metropolitan Police Slavery and Child ...

IT’S SMALL, but perfectly formed – if, that is, you want a cheap and eco-friendly way of transporting goods (and, it seems, people) around the borough. It may be the answer to your problems. A cargo bike is a bike ...