Residents launch fundraiser for legal costs against Chinese embassy near Tower of London
Opponents of controversial plans to build a Chinese embassy site near their homes are hoping to raise several thousands of
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Author: Ruby Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
Broad Street Amateur Boxing Club fears it’s closure following an increase in annual rent
Boxing club owners are determined to not let the club close despite not being able to afford the rent increased
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Find out the streets included in the new bin collection time bands officially in Tower Hamlets
The Council has announced the official times and rules of the new refuse collection service that will collect rubbish twice
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Chinese embassy relocation opposite Tower of London to be decided by government
Plans to move the Chinese embassy from Marylebone have been resubmitted for the second time after being previously blocked by
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Disabled man gets £10k payout from Tower Hamlets Council after a lack of help whilst homeless following eviction
Following an Ombudsman investigation, the council was told to pay a man left to sleep in his car for weeks
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Pensioners in Tower Hamlets entitled to a lump sum to help cover fuel bills this winter
The new payment was established after recent benefits cut from the central government meant nearly 5000 elderly residents would no
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Construction of new cluster of life science buildings next to the Royal London Hospital approved by the council
The plans by the NHS property service were drawn up alongside Barts Health and the Queen Mary University of London,
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Mayor Lutfur Rahman U-turns on changes to homeless relocation policy following protests
Mayor Rahman has decided to pause changes to a policy which would have given the council the power to place
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Concerns after 90-minute journey time policy scrapped for relocated homeless families in Tower Hamlets
Several concerns have been raised over a policy which will give Tower Hamlets Council the power to place homeless families
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Tower Hamlets Council to review how it handles housing register applications following Ombudsman investigation
The council will review the way it handles housing register applications after it took six months to review a decision
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Stepney Green Councillor Sabina Akhtar quits Labour over Keir Starmer comment on Bangladesh and illegal migrants
Stepney Green Councillor, Sabina Akhtar has quit the Labour Party after Keir Starmer singled out the country of Bangladesh when
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School apologises for controversial Culture Day policy
A Tower Hamlets school has U-turned after students were told they would be sent home if they did not follow
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