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The leader of Tower Hamlets has called for the Government to reverse ‘the entirely avoidable suffering’

Tower Hamlets has set aside £3million over the next three years for the grants

“It’s always frustrated me that we can’t compost here – even though I get why. Tower blocks just aren’t built for it,” said Alexandra, a 42-year-old Tower Hamlets resident, living on the ninth floor. She gestures toward the tall buildings in her neighbourhood. Her frustration is shared by many, where…

Pennyfields Park in Poplar not only has alliterative appeal, it is a modestly attractive green space in a not terribly beautiful part of Tower Hamlets. If you were there around five o’clock in the afternoon yesterday you could have witnessed a group of young men chasing another, with machetes. That’s…

On the second floor of a London furniture store, three journalists are busy finalising the latest edition of a newsletter, covering everything from local foodbank funding to a neighbourhood cafe.

Met Police said officers were responding to reports of a burglary and assault on a member of the public in Tower Hamlets, when the suspect was spotted

Cllr Abdul Malik is accused of perverting the course of justice

‘Anti-crime taskforce’ unveiled by Tower Hamlets to target phone snatchers and drug-related crime largest of its kind in London

Fears over level of support for victims in Tower Hamlets, that has the second highest level of domestic abuse cases in London, if job cuts go ahead