Tower Hamlets Bin Strike Veolia runs the bin collections contract for Tower Hamlets. Refuse collectors were on strike from 9th-16th March as Veolia has withheld holiday pay which was due to them. A few days
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Visual Thinking Part 1 – Mile End Art Pavilion
Fabulous exhibition: Visual Thinking Part 1 2020 – now closed Last Sunday I walked past the Ecology Pavilion in Mile End Park. It was shuttered front and back as usual. I was fully expecting to
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Crime in Tower Hamlets
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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