PEABODY Housing Association has defended its sale of social housing, claiming that it is only selling a small number of units – and this to subsidise the building of new homes. The Association has come under criticism for trying to ...

CAMPAIGNERS TURNED OUT in force on Friday morning, 12th April, to draw attention to Peabody’s plans to sell off 17 Robinson Road. It was the housing association’s second attempt to auction the property to the highest bidder. Peabody Housing Association ...

EAST LONDONERS have been condemning the terrorist who massacred Muslims in New Zealand and expressing their condolences to the relatives and friends of the dead and to the injured. Local Muslims, and non-Muslims, gathered at Friday prayers in the East ...

Emdad Rahman SCINTILLATING SHADWELL FC are champions of the Tower Hamlets Mayor’s Cup after defeating Ace in a thrilling final at Mile End Stadium. The legendary East End team came back dramatically after staging and completing a 2-0 comeback in ...

TOWER HAMLETS Mums and Save Our Nurseries campaigners were out in force across the borough again this weekend – and again found that the public were alarmed to hear that the Council is prioritising closure of its day care nurseries. ...

MUMS WHO ARE campaigning to save Tower Hamlets’ last three remaining Council day care nurseries from closure were delighted to receive a warm welcome in Roman Road market on Saturday, 11th August. The Council is currently running a public consultation ...

IT WAS A resounding “no” to nursery closures as Save Our Nurseries campaigners went out and about in Tower Hamlets on Saturday, explaining to members of the public that Executive Mayor John Biggs wants to close the Council’s last three ...

IT WAS A CASE OF “Mum’s the word!” at Tower Hamlets Cabinet on Thursday, 25th July as pro-nursery campaigners were banned from addressing the Mayor and Cabinet. Campaigners had wanted to speak to the Mayor about his controversial proposal to ...

CRASH! Late last night – Saturday, 14th July – the news broke. Abjol Miah has joined the Liberal-Democrats! This is Bastille Day – the day, in 1789, when the people stormed the Bastille prison, attempting to release political prisoners. This ...

WORRIED MOTHERS are asking where the Council consultation on closure of the Local Authority Day Nurseries (LADN) is – not least because the Cabinet report proposed to begin formal closure in “late July 2018”. “We’ve had a week already,” said ...