Maruf Ahmed Six schools and colleges from across the UK have been selected to take part in the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee youth engagement programme. During the programme, students will feed into the Committee’s current inquiry ...

WHILE scientists and politicians weigh up the reasons why Black and Ethnic Minority communities are suffering disproportionately high infection and death rates from Coronavirus, the healthworkers’ campaign Medact has revealed that some black and/or migrant patients are being questioned over ...

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Civic Societies will today host a meeting in Parliament to consider how communities can play a greater role in protecting our heritage. Tower Hamlets has a great deal of multi-cultural heritage – but ...

It has been revealed that Tower Hamlets Council officers have been working to improve the environment in and around the banks and financial institutions on the private Canary Wharf site. The Canary Wharf Group (CWG) which manages the private site ...

Spring Gathering This year’s Spring Gathering will be held at Tarling East Community Centre in Shadwell on Thursday, 1st May. The day will run from 10.30 till 3 with stalls, workshops, talks, free lunch and a tour of a local ...

Hafsa Noor ON 7TH SEPTEMBER 2026, chefs from 15 regions across the UK gathered at Cambridge Regional College for the ARTA National Chef of the Year Cook-Off, competing for the coveted title of best chef. The event was about more ...

SEPTEMBER is back to school month – but that’s not just for children and young people. If your littles are in school now, it’s time to treat yourself after a long summer of entertaining them. Look no further than the ...

“FLYTIPPING is a blight on our beautiful borough,” says Tower Hamlets Council – and many contributors to local WhatsApp groups and Facebook pages. Flytipping is, essentially, rubbish that is not in a bin, and the Council tells us that there ...

BARKING & DAGENHAM College has an excellent reputation for teaching a good range of practical subjects. One area of particular focus is the Green Skills Hub, where today’s young people are acquiring skills to join the careers of tomorrow. The ...

TOWER HAMLETS Council has claimed the credit for a cut in air pollution since 2019. This comes at the same time as academic research has shown that London ULEZ has led to a huge improvement in children’s lung capacity. Tower ...