Policing addiction: Why Tower Hamlets is spending big on enforcement amid a synthetic opioid crisis
With overdose deaths rising and dangerous new synthetic opioids seeping into the drug supply, Tower Hamlets is investing nearly £1
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New ‘Dilly’s Den’ garden in Royal London Hospital will allow seriously ill children to enjoy the outdoors
Built in memory of leukaemia patient Dillan Ramsey-Aksehir, the Royal London Hospital’s new rooftop garden space will allow seriously ill
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The lone crusader: Why Zoë Garbett is London’s only politician talking about nitazenes
Health officials say that nitazenes and synthetic opioids are of increasing concern in London, but only one politician is doing
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Continuation of childcare service at The Aldgate School receives ‘overwhelming’ support
In a consultation, three-quarters of respondents preferred that childcare services at The Aldagte School continue, with a councillor labelling the
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Emergency advice released for Tower Hamlets to battle the nitazene and synthetic opioid crisis
New guidance from the Government for local authorities to fight synthetic drug deaths says Tower Hamlets must expand harm reduction,
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UK Government appears to endorse clustering skyscrapers to avoid impacting Tower of London
In a recent report, the Government states that the City of London Corporation’s approach to clustering skyscrapers is in line
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Council receives second-worst grading from social housing regulator after ‘serious failings’
The Regulator of Social Housing gave Tower Hamlets Council a C3 grade after inspection found nearly a quarter of homes
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Mayor reinstates funding to local food banks following Slice investigation
After an investigation by the Slice revealed that Tower Hamlets’ funding to its Food Hub had been drastically cut overnight,
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Barts Health NHS Trust paid out £20 million to patients for medical mistakes
Over a span of five years, Barts Health NHS Trust paid nearly £20m to 99 patients for misdiagnoses and ‘unnecessary
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Domestic abuse service redundancies called off after threat of strikes
Redundancy proposals from Solace Women’s Aid have been axed in one of ‘the most significant and inspiring wins for Violence
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Council takes parking enforcement in-house after high number of complaints
Parking complaints are among the top three most common complaints from council house residents, prompting Tower Hamlets Council to take
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New science labs and affordable workspace to replace former clothing factory
A former clothing factory will be demolished to make way for science labs and an affordable workspace as part of
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