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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Author: Ruby Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
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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Synthetic opioids concerning for youth in Tower Hamlets
As synthetic substances become increasingly available, concerns over substance misuse in Tower Hamlets grow. An East London doctor has warned
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Tower Hamlets Council increases maximum fly-tipping fine
Tower Hamlets has increased the maximum fine for fly-tipping in a bid to clean up the borough. Tower Hamlets Council
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Council rejects Troxy’s application to increase capacity by 500 people
Tower Hamlets council has rejected Troxy’s application to increase its capacity from 3,100 to 3,600 and open for an extra
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Tower Hamlets Council to pay damages to strip club owner after bribe accusations
In a High Court legal battle, a strip club owner in Whitechapel has claimed a Tower Hamlets councillor asked for
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Dangerous leaks force Brick Lane families to move out over Christmas
‘The whole company just feels dysfunctional’: Families complain to Tower Hamlets Community Housing after leak forces them out of flats
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The emergency services of Royal London Hospital are under pressure
Royal London Hospital has expressed concern that the new Elizabeth Line puts pressure on its emergency services, as a growing
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Whitechapel’s Nags Head strip club loses licence
The Nags Head, one of the East End’s oldest strip clubs whose name dates back over two hundred years, loses
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