Cllr Ayas Miah, Cabinet Member for Environment, took the opportunity to set out the Tower Hamlets Administration’s policy on food safety this month, saying: “The council take breaches of food safety very seriously.” The opportunity arose because the Council announced ...
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Newham has biggest rise in UK house prices
Labour Mayor Robin Wales is presiding over a gentrification strategy for Newham which has is now bearing fruit: the rise in house prices over 2015 is the largest in the UK. According to the Halifax Building Society, which constantly monitors ...
Read More »Barts has a big heart
First, the bad news: East London residents have a very high incidence of heart disease. Now, the somewhat better news: these same residents have access to some of the very best cardiac care in the world. And that better news ...
Read More »Barrister Nazir Ahmed becomes Queen Mary’s Alumni Ambassador for Bangladesh
Queen Mary, University of London has appointed prolific writer barrister Nazir Ahmed as its Alumni Ambassador for Bangladesh. As an Alumni Ambassador, Barrister Nazir Ahmed will represent Queen Mary, University of London (one of the largest higher educational institutions in ...
Read More »Don’t get bored – go ape!
Over the festive season, when junior citizens are getting bored and clamouring to be let out, it’s tempting to agree to go out for a family walk – but why stick to ground level? Until now, Go Ape’s forest adventures ...
Read More »Send in the cooks!
A cooking session for young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) held in early December was such a success that a further session is to take place in January. At the first session, a group of people who ...
Read More »Barts Health ups its equal ops
Caroline Alexander, Chief Nurse for NHS England (London) described Barts Health as a “role model for other NHS organisations” at a recent celebration event at The Great Hall of St Bartholomew’s Hospital (pictured above). What had the Trust done to ...
Read More »Street Orchestra comes to London: get ready to play
Why should orchestra music be confined to the concert hall? This is the thinking behind the Street Orchestra movement – and it’s coming to London early next year. Street Orchestra London (SOL) is modelled on the Ricciotti ensemble from Amsterdam ...
Read More »The road to improvement
Cllr Ayas Miah, Cabinet Member for Environment who did not get a chance to speak during the last Cabinet meeting, welcomed recent road improvements in the borough, with a brief and succinct comment: “We continue to work hard to improve ...
Read More »Reds get vital three points
Emdad Rahman reports from Anfield Liverpool 1-0 Leicester A run of four winless games was ended as a solitary strike from substitute Christian Benteke was enough to secure three precious points for Liverpool on Boxing Day. The Belgian hitman’s winning ...
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