Local democracy

Councillors decided to reject the plan after police raised security concerns – however, the final decision has been passed over

Plans to relocate the Chinese Embassy to Tower Hamlets are being reviewed again after they were blocked last year but

A set of new, even bigger plans to turn Brick Lane into a monolithic retail centre has reignited the long-running

A recent central government inspection of Tower Hamlets Council and Mayor Lutfur Rahman diagnosed a ‘toxic’ culture  – but why

The Council, recently criticised by government inspectors for its lack of transparency, has slashed its regular supply of food deliveries

Central government has decided to monitor Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s administration of Tower Hamlets Council for a second time amid concerns

Reform UK member Alex Wilson was the sole person to vote against a motion to help asylum seekers in London,

The Council has announced the official times and rules of the new refuse collection service that will collect rubbish twice

Pensioners on the street are confused about the scheme that promises 5,000 pensioners living in the borough a one-off payment

Tower Hamlets’ largest trade union suspects its pension fund supports companies linked to the Israeli government’s occupation of Gaza, and