News Archives — Whitechapel LDN

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

“Enough is enough”: Channel 4 Documentary on how Brick Lane’s Bangladeshi community stood up to the National Front

8 April 202410 April 2024 Rachel Fergusson

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

Inside the Whitechapel Idea Store, Tower Hamlets.

The interior Idea Store Whitechapel. Photo by Alice Chapman © Social Streets CIC

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Idea Store libraries more popular than ever with residents as satisfaction rates jump up

29 March 202429 March 2024 Alice Chapman

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

From of Troxy music venue, Tower Hamlets, East London.

Troxy music venue, Tower Hamlets. Credit Google Street View

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Council rejects Troxy’s application to increase capacity by 500 people

26 March 202426 March 2024 Ruby Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

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

Club Oops pictured in 2020. Credit: Google Street View

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Tower Hamlets Council to pay damages to strip club owner after bribe accusations

19 March 202419 March 2024 Ruby Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

In a High Court legal battle, a strip club owner in Whitechapel has claimed a Tower Hamlets councillor asked for

Georgia Nickson, Pro Bono Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills, and Matt Dronfield, Director of Advice Services at Toynbee Hall celebrate the launch of their new partnership.

Georgia Nickson (left), Pro Bono Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills, and Matt Dronfield (right), Director of Advice Services at Toynbee Hall, celebrate the launch of the new partnership. Image courtesy of Toynbee Hall.

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Toynbee Hall announces the expansion of its Free Legal Advice Centre through a partnership with a City law firm

29 January 202429 January 2024 Felix Naylor Marlow

Toynbee Hall will offer four additional in-person appointments each week amid the housing crisis and cuts to legal aid. Herbert

The Queens' Building at Queen Mary University of London. The Universiy was once seen as the bastion of social mobility.

The Queens' Building at Queen Mary University of London. Photo by Robert Postings © Social Streets CIC.

Local democracy News

Is Queen Mary still the best university for social mobility?

22 January 202423 January 2024 Felix Naylor Marlow

In 2021, a landmark report by the Sutton Trust found that Queen Mary was the best university for social mobility

Muhammad Haque pointing to the damage in his parents home Credit: Ruby Gregory

Local Local economy News

Dangerous leaks force Brick Lane families to move out over Christmas

10 January 202410 January 2024 Ruby Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘The whole company just feels dysfunctional’: Families complain to Tower Hamlets Community Housing after leak forces them out of flats

A poster from the 'Don't Cross The Line' campaign against sexual harassment in Tower Hamlets. The poster readers 'You are in Tower Hamlets: We don't tolerate hate, harassment or abuse here.'

A poster from the new 'Don't Cross the Line' campaign against sexual harassment.

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‘Don’t Cross the Line’ campaign against sexual harassment in clubs and bars launched in Tower Hamlets

15 December 202315 December 2023 Felix Naylor Marlow

The ‘Don’t Cross the Line’ campaign targets perpetrators of misogyny and sexual harassment in clubs and bars after 800,000 women

Maddocks House in Shadwell

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Landlords of Maddocks House in Shadwell that caught fire plead guilty to criminal charges

30 November 202316 December 2023 Polly Nash

Mizanur Rahman, a 41-year-old father of two, was killed in a fire at the two-bedroom flat housing 18 men in

Three dancers performing Adity Roy's Avinashi Anurag in traditional costume.

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The Season of Bangla Drama continues this Saturday

16 November 202317 November 2023 Felix Naylor Marlow

Part of the month-long Season of Bangla Drama, Avinash Anurag at the Brady Arts Centre shows the power of unconditional

Bobby Baker, An Edible Fami ly in a Mobile Home, 1976. Documented by Andrew Whittuck.

Arts & artists Culture News

Living the Sweet Life: Tate Britain’s new feminist exhibition features an East End family made of cake

16 November 202317 November 2023 Sinead Campbell

‘An Edible Family in a Mobile Home’ is open at Tate Britain and features a restaged cake installation once held

Protests supporting Palestine outside Whitechapel Underground Station. Image by Robert Postings.

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Protesters rally for Palestine in Tower Hamlets

15 November 202316 November 2023 Robert Postings

Protesters in Tower Hamlets called for a ceasefire to end Israel’s assault on Gaza as part of a global day

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