The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Civic Societies will today host a meeting in Parliament to consider how communities can play a greater role in protecting our heritage. Tower Hamlets has a great deal of multi-cultural heritage – but ...
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What’s new in London travel?
Capital Transport campaigns on behalf of Londoners for better public transport. Their latest newsletter highlights some issues of particular interest to East Londoners. Barking to Gospel Oak Handrails have now been installed inside the carriages so that, at busy times, ...
Read More »Need some help with health?
If you are one of the thousands who have made New Year’s Resolutions about your health – but you don’t want to be one of the thousands who have broken them by the end of January – here’s some information ...
Read More »Council remembers those who lost their lives in the Holocaust
Tower Hamlets Council will be marking Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January with a number of events so that residents can remember the six million people who lost their lives during the Holocaust years and the millions of others who ...
Read More »Biggs delighted at prize for Lutfur’s Park
Welcoming an award won by a park opened by Mayor Lutfur Rahman, Labour’s John Biggs said: “We are delighted that the Landscape Institute has awarded Derbyshire Pocket Park first prize in the ‘Design for a Small Scale Development’ category.” Not ...
Read More »Don’t lose your freedom!
Around 2,500 people in Tower Hamlets have a Freedom Pass which expires on 31st March, and Tower Hamlets Council has reminded them of the procedure for renewing the Pass. •First, pass-holders will receive a letter early this month explaining what ...
Read More »It’s cheaper to get to Stratford
A total of eight east London Tube and/or DLR stations have been rezoned – in a move which will make it cheaper to travel to destinations in Newham. The affected stations are: Stratford, West Ham, Stratford High Street, Stratford International ...
Read More »Now it’s RIDE 4 Your Mosque!
After establishing “Run 4 Your Mosque” as a regular fund-raising event, the East London Mosque it moving up a gear – literally! Plans have been announced for “Ride 4 Your Mosque 2016” on 20th March. It’s going to be two ...
Read More »Youngsters lead the way
Emdad Rahman Winter can be a time for great hardship and loneliness for some, and local youth at Splash have given up their time to make things easier for the elderly. Under the supervision of Sister Christine Frost and youth ...
Read More »Utilita Energy first to cut gas prices in 2016
Britain’s leading pre-pay energy provider, Utilita Energy, once again leads the way – being the first to cut its gas prices in time for the New Year. The average pre-pay customer in the Greater London area will see a 6.2% price ...
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