ISLE OF DOGS Independent Group Councillor Maium Miah has spoken out in support of the Council taking action to curb acid attacks. The Canary Wharf ward councillor was speaking out after two attacks in his own ward. Cllr Maium Miah said, “There ...
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Last try to halt Sadiq Khan vandalism at Fish Island
CAMPAIGNERS ARE making a last ditch attempt to stop London Mayor Sadiq Khan giving the go-ahead to the redevelopment of bridges leading to Fish Island in Tower Hamlets. The Save Hackney Wick campaign group is calling on the public to ...
Read More »Rail fare rises threaten government housing plans
YET ANOTHER massive hike in rail fares is threatening government plans to gentrify inner London and push low paid workers out to the cheaper suburbs. Fare rises averaging 3.4% came in with the New Year – the biggest increase in ...
Read More »Brexit: May does the deal and crosses her fingers
THE “BREXIT” crisis is over for now and the Government is unlikely to fall before the end of the year – but Theresa May’s problems are by no means over. The first phase of negotiations are over – some 18 ...
Read More »Grenfell: final death toll is 71
SEVENTY PEOPLE lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire on 14th June. A stillborn baby is also being counted as a victim of the fire. Dr Fiona Wilcox, Senior Coroner for Westminster, will now open and adjourn the final ...
Read More »Tower block fire in Belfast
FOUR RESIDENTS had to receive medical treatment after fire broke out in Coolmoyne House, a 15 storey tower block in Dunmurry, just outside Belfast, late this afternoon. The emergency services were quickly on the scene, with eleven fire appliances being ...
Read More »Shrouded – a film you’ll never forget
SHROUDED IS A very short film – but it lives with you for days after you’ve watched it. In its tiny form it is a film of jarring contradictions and shuddering earthquakes that make you confront your prejudices and your expectations. ...
Read More »May loses first scalp in MP sex scandal
DEFENCE SECRETARY Sir Michael Fallon has resigned – the first MP whose career has taken a nose-dive as a result of the scandal about sexual harassment and abuse which has been growing over the last few days. A list of ...
Read More »Council report refutes foster allegations
A REPORT produced by a senior social worker at Tower Hamlets Council claims that allegations made by the Times about how a young girl was treated while she was in the Council’s care are without foundation. The allegations were made ...
Read More »House price drop bad sign for economy
ECONOMISTS are getting the jitters this week as official data has revealed that house prices are lower in real terms that there were a decade ago – this in 58% of the local government wards in England and Wales. The ...
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