Community

WHAT DO you like? What is missing? What could be done better? These are the questions Tower Hamlets Council is asking residents in a survey which closes at 5pm on Friday, 28th August. The survey takes just five minutes to ...

WHEN Mayor Lutfur Rahman planned, in 2022, to install 1,000 Electric Vehicle Charging Points over the lifetime of his Administration, there were some residents who thought this was fanciful. How wrong they were! The plan was tailored to local circumstances ...

A FIRE in a ground floor flat on Ratcliffe Cross Street, Limehouse, is believed to have been caused by cooking, the London Fire Brigade has announced. As a result, the Brigade has issued cooking safety advice. The fire occurred on ...

A NEW approach is helping to cut drug- and drink-related Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), says Tower Hamlets Council. The Council attributes this improvement to “a new partnership” – but is that the whole story? The Council press release reports that there ...

THE COMMUNITY laundry on the Boundary Estate in North West Tower Hamlets has been there for years. The laundrette has been experiencing financial problems, but Tower Hamlets Council has just announced that it has found a way to secure the ...

A HUGE PLUME of black smoke rose up from south west London earlier this evening, clearly visible across East London. Fifteen fire engines with around 100 firefighters are at the site. The fire is reported to be at the Deptford ...

SAVE THE DATE: 20th September 2026. Having returned in 2025 after a nine-year hiatus, the Brick Lane Curry Festival is back again this year. The event returned as part of the Mayor’s work to improve community cohesion – work which ...

THE WATER industry in the UK is in a mess – and no one wants to pay to clean it up. At the moment, the regulator, Ofwat, which is supposed to protect consumers from the worst ravages of private water ...

SMOKE FROM a huge fire at a warehouse on the A13, Ripple Road, in Barking could be seen across London yesterday, 12th August. A massive turnout from East London fire fighters ensured the blaze was quickly controlled. The very hot ...

A CYCLIST who was seriously injured after being hit by a car in Stepney Green has died, three days after the collision. The accident happened in Aylward Street just after 11pm on Thursday, 6th August. The cyclist who died has ...