Government inspectors spent several months in Tower Hamlets Council this year, inspecting the Council’s observance of its “Best Value” obligations. Their report was released on Tuesday, 12th November. Below we print the Council’s response to the report. A link to ...

IT’S OUT. The Best Value Inspectors sent into Tower Hamlets Council by the last Government have produced their report and it will be out on Tuesday, 12th November. We know this, because it says so in The Guardian. The Guardian ...

AN URGENT call to action has been issued by activists who support the right of Francesa Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occuied Palestinian Territories to speak to university audiences. Francesca wants to publicise her observations of the brutality Palestinians ...

CONVICTED! That’s what has happened to five individuals and two companies who had been letting out flats – using a number of illegal and unfair practices. And it happened after a tireless investigation by Tower Hamlets Council trading standards officers. ...

A MAN WITH a crossbow is not what you expect to see in sleepy Alfred Street, E3. But that is what one member of the public encountered between midday and 12.30pm on Monday, 21st October. The member of the public ...

AFTER YEARS OF campaigning, it looks like politicians are finally acknowledging the need for more housing in the UK – particularly social housing. And after similar years of grassroots campaigning, politicians are also recognising how important – and underfunded – ...

AN EXPERIENCED Labour Party Councillor who resigned from the Party four months ago in concern over the direction the Party was taking has now joined the Aspire Party in Tower Hamlets Council. Cllr Sabina Akhtar, who represents Stepney Green Ward, ...

TRADITIONALLY it is the members of the armed and emergency services and their families who are remembered on Remembrance Day: for sacrificing their lives in defence of the UK. In recent years, civilians who have helped defend their countries or ...

CHECK YOUR FRIDGE! The Co-op has recalled its “Irresistible Luxury Lasange Al Forno”. Shoppers who discover they still have one at home are advised not to eat the tasty treat. The problem with the lasagna is that it may contain ...

By Mak Kunwar In a stunning turn of events, Donald Trump, a convicted felon, has made history by reclaiming the US presidency in 2024, defying all odds and reshaping the political landscape. This analysis delves into the key factors that ...