IT IS several years since the NHS decided to modernise the Royal London Hospital – triggering a wholesale redevelopment of the surrounding part of Whitechapel. But will the development bring improvements to the area? The opportunity to improve Whitechapel wasn’t ...

ALL COUNCILS are equal – but, under Starmer’s Labour Government, some are more equal than others. The cash-strapped Government that had to axe the Winter Fuel Allowance for pensioners has found funds for a selective cash bailout to some failing ...

AT LAST! Tower Hamlets Council’s Children’s Services has been awarded an “outstanding” rating, following an inspection by Ofsted at the end of last year. And Labour stalwarts tried to claim the credit. The Council meeting on 22nd January began with ...

THERE WAS a `businesslike start to the January meeting of Tower Hamlets Council on what was a cold winter’s night. Inside the Chamber, all was somber, with almost everyone dressed in dark colours. Only the Speaker introduced a splash of ...

A MAYOR will always want to implement their Manifesto – but some, it seems, will find it easier than others. For example… In 2015, Labour’s John Biggs promised that if he was elected he would give the Rich Mix Centre ...

OLDER RESIDENTS in Tower Hamlets have welcomed Executive Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s decision to offer pensioners a Winter Fuel Payment if the Government has kicked them off the national scheme. But he’s not the only one with winter fuel costs on ...

“WE WANT to deliver an excellent Youth Service…” said Deputy Mayor Cllr Maium Talukar, “so we are looking for some excellent youth workers!” As Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning, Cllr Talukdar oversees the Youth Service and its ...

“I WOULD love to go to a Food Bank.” There were the words of a Tory Government Minister, speaking on the radio a couple of years ago. “All that free food. People are really lucky and they don’t appreciate it.” ...

HOW DO we see our future? Local politicians and faith-based communities have a great deal in common when it comes to answering that question – as they found out at the recent Faith in Environment Summit 2024. The Summit was ...

IT’S NOT just pensioners who need help with fuel costs and other bills. Tower Hamlets relies on local small businesses to provide local jobs and to sell us the goods and services we need. And climbing costs are not helping ...