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Tower Hamlets Council has won a top sustainability prize in the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Awards for its work in providing vulnerable people with healthy and organic meals. The Council cooks meals fresh each day and delivers hot ...

The future of Brick Lane hung in the balance this week, as Tory Mayor of London Boris Johnson agreed to take direct control of planning decisions concerning the Bishopsgate Goods Yard, removing the Planning Committees of Hackney and Tower Hamlets ...

The National Youth Parliament debate will be held at the House of Commons on 13th November – and young people must vote to set the agenda by this Friday, 9th October. The Young Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Deng Yan San, ...

A man appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court this morning (17th September) to answer the charge that he murdered 45-year-old local father of three Zakariyya Islam. He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at the Old Bailey at 10am ...

Tower Hamlets Council met on Wednesday, 16th September – and began with a resolution on the Refugee Crisis in Europe. It was moved by Mayor John Biggs and seconded by Cllr Sirajul Islam, Deputy Mayor. It was a disgrace. The ...

A 43 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an incident in Greatorex Street, Whitechapel in the early evening of Monday, 14th September. The London Ambulance Service went to Greatorex Street to attend to the victim ...

London Labour Party members in the Greater London Authority (GLA) City & East constituency have chosen Newham councillor Unmesh Desai as their candidate in next May’s elections. The decision was greeted with speculation about how many candidates will now come ...

Jeremy Corbyn has been elected Leader of the Labour Party – winning just short of 60% of the vote on the first round. Jeremy Corbyn MP spoke to the Labour Party Conference just after the selection result was announced. He ...

Tom Watson has been elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. He was ahead throughout the count, finally winning in the third round of counting. He is thought to have received particular support from the affiliated members of the Labour ...

Sadiq Khan has been selected as Labour’s candidate for London Mayor. He received just short of 60% of the vote in the final round of counting, with Tessa Jowell receiving just over 40%. He now faces the uphill struggle of ...