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John “two jobs” Biggs has taken time out of his busy schedule juggling with two full-time jobs to steer through a new contract for advertising in some of the borough’s bus shelters. Beijing may have nine million bicycles, but Tower ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...