Tower Hamlets Council has announced that it is consulting residents on Open Space in the Borough. Residents will be able to “have their say on shaping future investment into parks and open spaces in Tower Hamlets,” the Council promises. Don’t ...

The inquest into the death of Alexia Walenkaki began today, 11th April – and was immediately adjourned until 16th January 2017. The last minute delay came because police needed more time to obtain expert evidence – and to follow up ...

The Council is laying on various events for families and senior citizens at the end of April to mark two events which are seen as the epitome of “Englishness” – but is all as it seems? •On 21st April, the ...

Tower Hamlets Council is inviting community groups to apply for grants of up to £250 to fund street parties or local events to honour the Queen on account of her 90th birthday this month. Events may be held on any ...

The Government has cut millions from Tower Hamlets’ income, but the Council has fortunately won a small grant which will restore a tiny drop of the missing funding. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) set aside £3.5 million ...

Tower Hamlets Council will be marking Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January with a number of events so that residents can remember the six million people who lost their lives during the Holocaust years and the millions of others who ...

Tower Hamlets Council works hard to promote sport to all its residents and to ensure there are plenty of place to take part in a wide variety of sport throughout the borough. It takes an inclusive approach: so one strand ...

John Biggs presided over a busy Cabinet meeting last week (Tuesday, 1st December), and inevitably he relied on his Cabinet Members to present some of the reports. Cllr Rachel Blake spoke in spirited fashion about the Local Plan, with various ...

Emdad Rahman Tower Hamlets Council staff and Play On Sports have organised a 5-a-side indoor football tournament to raise money and awareness for Syrian refugee children. Tournament organiser Akbal Ahmed said: “After seeing that photo of little Aylan Kurdi washed ashore – and having ...

In another success for Tower Hamlets Council’s Trading Standards department, tourists have been protected from dangerous teddy bears which were on sale near the Tower of London. The department took action last year, having been tipped off by colleagues in ...