News Archives — Whitechapel LDN

Palestine Protest. Photo Credit: Alice Chapman © Social Streets CIC.

‘Violent’ arrest of pro-Palestinian activist leads to demonstration against police brutality

On Friday 12th July, a pro-Palestinian protester was arrested on Whitechapel Road, close to the East London Mosque, leading to

Boxpark, Shoreditch. Photo by La Citta Vitta

Boxpark is set to close its Shoreditch site at the end of this summer – and hopes to give its

Stepney Green Councillor Sabina Akhtar quits Labour

Stepney Green Councillor, Sabina Akhtar has quit the Labour Party after Keir Starmer singled out the country of Bangladesh when

The Tower of London. Image by World History Encyclopedia

Sites such as the Tower of London, Bevis Marks Synagogue and St Paul’s Cathedral may be adversely affected by the

A Tower Hamlets school has U-turned after students were told they would be sent home if they did not follow

Booth House. Photo by Alice Chapman © Social Streets CIC.

An ‘anti-raid callout’ on social media about a transfer of migrants to Bibby Stockholm led to a flash protest outside

Debt Justice and the Unfair Debt Group Tower Hamlets are calling for an end to the use of debt collection bailiffs.

The Tower Hamlets Unfair Debt Group wants politicians to commit to tackling the ‘debt crisis’ in the borough. The Unfair

Rajonuddin Jalal, the secretary of the Altab Ali Foundation, was a leading youth activist in the 1970s. Credit: Channel 4

A new Channel 4 documentary airing this week uncovers how Britain’s Asian community stood against the far right in the

Overall satisfaction rates for libraries within Tower Hamlets have reached a level of 95%, according to a new survey published

Troxy music venue, Tower Hamlets. Credit Google Street View

Tower Hamlets council has rejected Troxy’s application to increase its capacity from 3,100 to 3,600 and open for an extra