Tower Hamlets Council has become one of the first local authorities in London to become an accredited London Living Wage (LLW) employer – guaranteeing that its own staff and those who work for its contractors (aged 18 and over) will ...

The role of a Civic Mayor (Chair of Council/First Citizen of the Borough) is an important

ALL COUNCILS are equal – but, under Starmer’s Labour Government, some are more equal than others. The cash-strapped Government that had to axe the Winter Fuel Allowance for pensioners has found funds for a selective cash bailout to some failing ...

THREE Community Support Hubs have been set up by Tower Hamlets Homes to support vulnerable residents. It is estimated that over 600 elderly and otherwise vulnerable residents could benefit. Tower Hamlets Homes, which manages Council residential properties on behalf of ...

African Families Service The first public petition to be heard at the Council meeting on 16th September came from the Pastors and Community Leaders Group, asking the Council to note their opposition to the African Families Service being cut. Labour ...

FOSTER AND kinship carers were recognised at a Celebration Evening held by Tower Hamlets Council. Mayor Lutfur Rahman came along to meet carers and add his personal congratulations to those of the Council. These carers open their homes – and ...

“CURIOUS” is the theme of the annual heritage and creative expression festival that is the Season of Bangla Drama – and playwrights have responded to the challenge in a variety of ways. Let’s ask Mayor Lutfur Rahman to explain why ...

CRIME RELATED to mobile phones was the target of a national police operation throughout September. In Tower Hamlets, police joined forces with Tower Hamlets Council’s “Regulatory Service” team to bring local results. As part of the partnership working, neighbourhood police ...

TOWER HAMLETS Council has put quite a lot of effort into promoting the events being held by various organisations around the Borough to mark Hate Crime Awareness Week. However, hate speech appears to have crept onto its Facebook page and ...

LINKS BETWEEN Tower Hamlets and Malaysia took another step forward this week, as H.E. Dato’ Indera Dr Azfar Mohamad Mustafar, High Commissioner of Malaysia, came to visit the Borough. Malaysia is made up of 879 islands – rather more than ...