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The UK was a pioneer in anti-disability discrimination legislation. The 1970 Chronically Sick & Disabled Persons Act recognised the needs and rights of disabled people. It was the idea of Alf Morris MP (later Lord Morris), who drove it through ...

If you want to vote in the elections for London Mayor on 5th May, you must be on the electoral register – and 18th April is your deadline for joining the register if you are not already on it. If ...

Tower Hamlets Mayor, John “two jobs” Biggs, is making sure that Mayor Lutfur’s vision for a new Town Hall in Whitechapel is coming together. As the Mulberry Place Town Hall was being demolished, so its owners could redevelop the site, ...

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is a graveyard situated in Mile End. No longer used for burials, it is now a wildlife haven for flora and fauna alike. It is open to visitors who want to enjoy a little bit of ...

Roman Road market is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays – and the Council has just announced that fresh food stalls will be joining the market on Saturdays. Roman Road is a traditional East London street market and most traders ...

The Council is laying on various events for families and senior citizens at the end of April to mark two events which are seen as the epitome of “Englishness” – but is all as it seems? •On 21st April, the ...

Tower Hamlets Council is inviting community groups to apply for grants of up to £250 to fund street parties or local events to honour the Queen on account of her 90th birthday this month. Events may be held on any ...

Jenny Fisher The Lansbury Estate Mosque has become the first Mosque in Tower Hamlets to become dementia friendly. Friday is the most important day of the week for Muslims worldwide, and it is the day when the Jumuah prayers are ...

With the number of sex crimes on London Transport having risen by over a third last year, it’s quite the wrong time to close down the specialist sexual offences team which deals with these matters. Fortunately, British Transport Police have ...

Emdad Rahman The Tower of London has just welcomed the latest Yeoman Warder – or “Beefeater”. Yeoman Warder Lawrence Watts recently started at the Tower in this iconic role. He becomes the newest Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London, ...