Murder Rate The number of murders across the UK last year fell to 650 from 774 in 2018. Police attribute this to a 32% rise in stop-and-search checks. Merseyside, Manchester and the West Midlands saw
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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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Whitechapel Bell Foundry planning update
Kay Harding wrote in to say that she’d signed the petition to save the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, but wondered what was happening next. I promised to conduct some research. I started with the Tower Hamlets
Read moreHelp with Community Research Weds 2nd
The next Tower Hamlets Community Insights Network Meeting is on Weds morning 2nd Oct 2019. They say: “What method should I use for community research and in what circumstances? Search the Internet for an answer
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August events in Victoria Park
Saturday 3rd Aug 2019 Tower Hamlets have organised a special day in Victoria Park on Saturday 3rd Aug 2019 between 11am and 4pm. There will be a pop-up beach, donkey rides, sports, arts and crafts
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Ask the Mayor at Bow Road Meeting
Do you have concerns about anti-social behaviour and crime? Tower Hamlets Mayor, John Biggs, is holding an ‘Ask the Mayor’ question and answer event on Tuesday 30 April from 7-9pm. The Mayor is inviting local
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Closure of Day Nurseries in Tower Hamlets
Councillor Marc Francis of Bow East Ward has sent us this new article about the closure of the remaining three Day Nurseries. In it he discusses the decision-making process in the Town Hall. Earlier this
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Shute Down the Orbit, Music Events, Film & TV Production Training
Four Corners Training for Video & TV ZOOM: Futures in Creative Media is a unique, free training scheme in film and TV production exclusive to Tower Hamlets residents. Applications close on 7th Oct 2018. The training scheme
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