All keen gardeners have the chance to show off their horticultural skills by entering the 2014 Tower Hamlets in Bloom competition. From balconies, community gardens and allotments to patios, businesses and schools… the competition is open to anyone who makes ...

With the day of the elections getting very close (it’s just next Thursday, 22nd May), East London residents are being urged to get ready to use their right to vote – and to be sure they complete the ballot papers ...

Postal votes started to come into Tower Hamlets Town Hall this week as voting gets underway for the elections taking place on Thursday, 22nd May. Stringent security checks are being carried out, with every postal voting statement scanned to ensure ...

Next month, the council will call on new traders and budding entrepreneurs to try out a market stall for just £10 per day as part of the Love Your Local Market fortnight, which runs from 14-28th May. Led by the ...

BMX bikers and skateboarding enthusiasts put on a fantastic display of stunts, flips and air tricks at the Urban Wheelers Jam in Victoria Park on 9th April. The fun day attracted more than 800 residents and was organised by Tower ...

“My home is their home. They are part of me and they are part of my household.” Ernestine John, foster carer Three foster families have just been presented with special awards by Tower Hamlets Council in recognition of their efforts: ...

Irate taxpayers were today calling for an investigation into Community Secretary Eric Pickles,

Tower Hamlets Council is working with faith groups to protect and preserve places of worship in the borough. The Historic Places of Worship Support Scheme, due to run till 2016, builds on English Heritage’s annual update of its “heritage at ...

BANGLADESH: ‘MAKING SENSE OF THE CHAOS’ A discussion seminar by British Bangladeshi Alliance with extensive Q&A and contributions from invited guests. Date: Saturday 23rd March 2013 Venue: Wickham Hall, Waterlilly 69-89 Mile End Road, London E1 4TT Time: 3:00 – ...

Residents had a chance to find out about how the police and Tower Hamlets Council are working to tackle crime in the borough at a public Q&A session on 8th November. Organised by Tower Hamlets Police and Community Safety Board, ...