Age UK say, “No-one should be left without the care they need or forced to sell their home to get help. But at the moment this could happen to any one of us. Our new
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Vicky Park One O’clock Club
Guest post from Bow East Councillor, Marc Francis: For the second year running families with young children in Bow have been dealt a serious blow by Tower Hamlets Council. Last year, it was news of
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Age UK calls for next Government to Invest in Older People
Ahead of the 12 December general election, Age UK call for the next Government to invest in older people and the public services they need. 6 million over 65s in England are in need of
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Future Streets and Liveable Streets
Future Streets A new free exhibition (above) called Future Streets has just opened at the Building Centre 26 Store Street, WC1E 7BT. It’s about 1/3 of the way up the Tottenham Court Road from the
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Plans to cast bells in Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Whitechapel Bell Foundry update: Tower Hamlets Council have approved the plans. Read the news on the BBC. The Tower Hamlets Development Committee will consider the latest planning application for Whitechapel Bell Foundry next Thursday, 14th
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The Geezers featured in The Environment magazine
The November issue of The Environment magazine carries a short article and photo about how the Geezers worked with students at Bow School on a project run by Active Energy. They showed how a floating
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Matchgirls Open Day, Car Show, Veteran Car Run, Diwali Celebrations
Matchgirls Memorial Charity Open Day Sat 2nd Nov The Matchgirls Memorial Charity is holding a Community Open Day on Saturday 2nd November at Tower Hamlets Library in Bancroft Road. Samantha Johnson, a Matchgirl descendant, says:
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Petition to cut Beer Duty to save pubs
As you can see from the graphic above, beer duty is 4.8p a pint in Germany, but 54.2p a pint in the UK. The Long Live the Local campaign say that £1 in every £3
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