Emdad Rahman Warwickshire batsman Ian Bell has hailed the appointment of Mark Ramprakash to the England coaching set up and says that the tour of Sri Lanka is crucial in building up team morale and rapport in the run up ...

The Council has been consulting residents on whether to introduce a 20mph speed limit across the borough – and 31st October is the last day for comments to be made. Around 85 per cent of the borough is already within ...

Tower Hamlets Council marked World Mental Health Day on 10th October by encouraging residents to take time out for their mental wellbeing. Around one in four people in the UK will experience a dip in their mental wellbeing each year, ...

Tower Hamlets Council has been working with partners in the health service and the community to help people join the national “Stopober” initiative and stop smoking. Smoking accounts for over 100,000 deaths in the UK each year and it is ...

Young people have the chance to rustle up a three course meal from scratch thanks to a new free class aimed at 13-19-year-olds in the borough. Tower Hamlets Council’s youth arts platform ‘A’ Team Arts has received a grant to ...

It was third time lucky for tiddlers and toddlers who went to the street party at Around Poplar Children Centre last week. This was the third party, organised by Tower Hamlets Council and the Children’s Centres Parents Forum – the ...

Our London Living Wage boosts women’s pay Tower Hamlets Council has been praised by the TUC for being a London Living Wage employer. The national body, which represents trade unions and campaigns for a fairer deal at work, said that ...

A celebration event took place last Thursday to thank residents who helped create a new map showing the borough’s most-valued community assets. Tower Hamlets Council recruited 28 volunteers and helped train them in how to research the views and experiences ...

Social landlord Poplar Harca is once more taking time off its “day job” of running the 9,000 properties it owns in the area and is attempting to transform Chrisp Street Market into the seaside for the day. The event will ...

Tower Hamlets residents can have a clear out of items they no longer want and search for bits and pieces they need at a Swap Event on Saturday, 30th August. Residents should bring reusable, clean items no longer needed to ...