POLICE WANT to talk to them – and they asked the public to help identify them. It worked. Now we have a second request: can we help the police find them? Police want to talk to these men in connection ...
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Council launches strange food waste collection
WILL IT work? Will residents co-operate with Tower Hamlets Council’s new scheme to recycle food waste in the borough? It’s in place to meet new government requirements, so all residents will be involved eventually. Let’s explain what’s going on. It ...
Read More »Witnesses wanted to fatal collision in Havering
A COLLISION between a pedestrian, 54, and a lorry sadly led to the pedestrian losing their life. The collision occurred on the A127, the Southend Arterial Road, at 6.44pm on Thursday, 22nd October. The London Ambulance Service attended the scene ...
Read More »Deputy Mayor endorses fostering success
DEPUTY MAYOR Cllr Maium Talukdar added his thanks to the many foster carers who came to the Council’s fostering celebration event earlier this month. The Deputy Mayor, who had been Cabinet Member for Children for the last four years, was ...
Read More »Fire Brigade e-bike safety campaign is a success
E-BIKES pose a severe fire hazard – not the bikes themselves, but the batteries they use have a habit of bursting into flames when recharging or when heated in rubbish collections. There were three major fires in recycling centres in ...
Read More »It’s time for that flu vaccination!
Winter is here, and that means that the flu virus is out and about looking for victims. It also means that we have the annual debate on whether to have a flu vaccine. Vaccine debate Much of the vaccine debate ...
Read More »LemFi launches its biggest product expansion yet
LEMFI, THE financial platform for people building lives across borders, today (21st October) announced the launch of its new global brand platform, “Ambition has no passport”, alongside a completely rebuilt app, launching the largest product expansion in its history. A rebuilt ...
Read More »Peanut bar was wrapped in toffee bar wrapper
A BIG mistake by Halo Foods Limited could have ended in tragedy. Their Skinny Crunch Light Peanut Butter Bars were accidentally wrapped in Skinny Whip Toffee bar wrappers – so peanuts were not included in the list of ingredients on ...
Read More »Council holds Celebration Evening for foster carers
FOSTER AND kinship carers were recognised at a Celebration Evening held by Tower Hamlets Council. Mayor Lutfur Rahman came along to meet carers and add his personal congratulations to those of the Council. These carers open their homes – and ...
Read More »Tuna recalled because “use by” date is wrong
THERE HAS been a “labelling error” with Waitrose own-brand Tuna Pate. The label on the tubs states that the “use by” date is 17th December. In fact, the correct “use by” date is 17th October. The tuna comes in a ...
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