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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All Saints is the only school in the country completely shut to pupils over RAAC concerns
Pupils and parents face uncertainty as the government orders Stepney All Saints School to close two weeks after term starts,
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The Lizzy Line will have full 4G and 5G connection by spring 2024
Customers boarding at Whitechapel station will delight to hear that the Elizabeth Line will have 4g and 5g early next
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Empire builders: The Brick Lane property portfolio of Truman Estates Ltd and its power to alter the fabric of the East End
In the previous four articles of our series looking into the unpopular Truman Brewery development, we have seen how the
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From East End to Offshore: Who is behind the Truman Brewery development?
In the fourth article of our series, we look at who owns the Truman Brewery and reveal its complex, offshore-based
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The Spitalfields Neighbourhood Plan: The silencing of a community’s voice
In the third article of our series, we look at how the Spitalfields Neighbourhood Plan, a planning document drafted by
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The Council’s decision on the Truman Brewery: When the will of the community is not “a material planning consideration’’
The second article in our series on the Truman Brewery looks at how the Council’s development committee reached their decision
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The Truman Brewery development: The community reaches boiling point
In the first of a four-part series we look at why the Truman Brewery redevelopment was the last straw for
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Cycling: a middle-class problem for woke wheelers or a working-class crisis for a growing sector of cycle couriers
How Tower Hamlets’ class-dominated conversation about cycling is drowning out a bigger crisis surrounding the working conditions of Whitechapel’s growing
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Property company based in Singapore buys St Katharine Docks in Wapping for £395 million
Though Tower Hamlets Council are supportive of inward investment, it is not known what the new owners will do with
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Residents oppose plans to allow a small number of private tenants exclusive access to the Thames in Wapping
The proposals to restrict access to a section of the Thames Path after 7pm have been criticised for blocking poorer
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Wapping residents fight against plans for Sainsbury’s Local on their high street
At a recent Council meeting Wapping locals objected to plans for a Sainsbury Local in their neighbourhood arguing that the
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