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London council forced to spend £8.5m to 'plug the gap' from Government's disability cuts

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

Evening Standard

Thousands of east London families to receive school uniform grant

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

Evening Standard

East London council introduces new rules for dog owners following spate of attacks

Tower Hamlets Council is introducing new rules to combat dog-related antisocial behaviour

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Pro-LTN campaigners hail 'brilliant' news that Bethnal Green row will be heard in Court of Appeal

‘Going to court is a last resort for us, after all our attempts to engage constructively with the council failed,’ campaigners say

Evening Standard

Two men convicted following fatal stabbing in Tower Hamlets

Jack Hague died following a fight on Corfield Street last May

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London's oldest and cheapest spa reopens in world famous East End boxing venue

Reopening the venue on Thursday, the borough’s executive mayor Lutfur Rahman called in the ‘People's Spa’

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Inner London residents told me their food waste problems – composting definitely isn’t the answer

“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…

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OPINION - Machete attacks and broad daylight stabbings — London's knife crime is out of control, but we ignore the causes

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…

Evening Standard

'Reasons To Be Optimistic': UK Startups Boost Local News Scene

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.

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Moment hero cop is stabbed while tackling knifeman in east London

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

Evening Standard

East London councillor accused of trying to get 16-year-old girl to drop rape allegation

Cllr Abdul Malik is accused of perverting the course of justice

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Phone snatchers and drugs to be targeted by new £8m taskforce from London council

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

Evening Standard

'Survivors left without support': Domestic abuse workers to strike over proposed job cuts

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

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Tower Hamlets: Ministers formally intervene at east London council after 'toxic' culture found

Ministerial intervention comes after report found Tower Hamlets’ failings was not providing value for taxpayers

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Offer free swimming to help the nation’s health, MPs told

Tower Hamlets in east London started offering a free swimming programme last year, the Health and Social Care Committee heard.

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New row erupts over China's plan for London super embassy as ministers intervene to force it through

Yvette Cooper and David Lammy were accused of attempting ‘to influence an independent inquiry’

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London’s most controversial mayor? Inside the complex world of Lutfur Rahman: power struggles, corruption…and popularity

Struck off as a solicitor and once banned from standing in elections, Lutfur Rahman remains a divisive figure

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Council tax bombshell for thousands of poorest Londoners as town hall cash crisis escalates

Boroughs propose 5% hikes as London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan prepares to unveil latest bill for City Hall

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London council aims to become first in England to offer universal school uniform payment

Tower Hamlets will offer help up to £150 a child for households earning less than £50,350

Evening Standard

Have London councils been given the green light to get rid of unpopular LTNs?

A High Court ruling could potentially have shifted the legal dial for councils looking to remove low traffic schemes

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Road safety campaigners lose high court challenge against Tower Hamlets mayor

Save Our Safer Streets ‘extremely disappointed’ judge finds against them over removal of low traffic neighbourhoods

Evening Standard

Tower Hamlets axing low traffic neighbourhoods is lawful, High Court rules

Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman had promised to ‘abolish the failed Liveable Streets scheme’ in his 2022 re-election manifesto

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Disabled mum forced to climb 132 steps accuses Tower Hamlets council of discrimination over unsuitable housing

A council spokesperson acknowledged the challenges but cited a lack of suitable and affordable housing for families who need larger properties

Evening Standard

OPINION - The London Question: Are dog owners and non-dog owners at war?

Tower Hamlets’ off-lead ban is the latest salvo in the fight over four-legged friends

Evening Standard

1,500 London pensioners given Winter Fuel Payment to replace Government cut

Tower Hamlets steps in to pay pensioners Winter Fuel Allowance after Government cut

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