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 ...

On 23rd April – St George’s Day – last year, the first directly-elected Muslim mayor, Lutfur Rahman, a man who had won two boroughwide elections in Tower Hamlets, was dismissed from office at the stroke of a pen from a ...

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 ...

The Christmas message slot has been taken – the Queen got their first – so UK Prime Minister David Cameron has been bumped into the New Year’s message slot. Take cover. Cameron is still a relatively weak Leader. Although his ...

“Christmas is such a special time – it has been a lot of fun getting ready for the party, and we’re looking forward to welcoming everyone on the day,” said Silk Court resident Breda Ordell. “I particularly enjoyed making mince ...

The Rich Mix Cultural Centre has announced that it is setting up a new contemporary Asian Club night – further blurring the debate about whether the venue is a subsidised local arts venue or a commercial venture. The first club ...

Confusion surrounds three applications to set up Neighbourhood Planning Forums which came to the December meeting of Tower Hamlets Council’s Cabinet. Residents have done the preparatory work in three areas – parts of Spitafields, Limehouse and the Isle of Dogs ...

Donald Trump’s suggestion that Muslims should be barred from entering the USA has elicited a storm of protest around the world – with a community gathering outside the East London Mosque last Friday joining in – but has also elicited ...

There’s a nasty little scam going round at the moment. Con artists are gaining access to flats and advertising them for rent. When a prospective tenant comes round to view the flat, the con artist poses as a landlord, takes ...

With the election of the next London Mayor less than six months away, it’s not surprising to see Labour councillors keen to back a candidate in this important political race. It is very strange, though, to find Labour Councillors bigging ...