Tower Hamlets

Planning Permission

Plans to build over 1,000 student flats and a new commercial wharf approved

A new commercial wharf and more than 1,000 student flats could soon be built next to East India Docks after being approved by councillors. Property...
Tower Hamlets

Former police station used as ‘unauthorised HMO’

A former police station on the Isle of Dogs appears to have been converted into housing and let out without planning permission. Rooms inside the...
Tower Hamlets

Homelessness budget overspent in Tower Hamlets

The government should “intervene” over the housing crisis according to a senior councillor in Tower Hamlets, where homelessness accounted for the bulk of the...
Finance

Plans to demolish ‘housing estate’ approved by planning committee

Plans to demolish and rebuild a housing estate in Poplar have been approved by Tower Hamlets Council’s planning committee. Property developer The Hill Group and...
Community

‘Outstanding’ rating for Tower Hamlets’ Children’s Services

An East London borough’s Children’s Services has received the highest possible rating by Ofsted, seven years after getting the worst grade. The London Borough...
Campaigns

Campaigner hopeful as legal battle over low traffic neighbourhoods continues in Tower Hamlets

A campaigner in favour of low traffic neighbourhood (LTNs) schemes in Tower Hamlets says she is ‘feeling positive’ following last month’s judicial review which...
Campaigns

Campaigners accused of undermining democracy in legal battle over Bethnal Green LTNs

Campaigners who are legally challenging the removal of a set of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Bethnal Green have been accused of interfering in...
Campaigns

Tower Hamlets mayor faces legal showdown over decision to remove low traffic neighbourhoods

Campaigners took to the High Court on Wednesday as they brought a legal challenge against Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman for deciding to remove...
Arts

SHEWISE to showcase “A Thousand Cuts” art exhibition addressing domestic abuse at Tower Hamlets Town Hall

SHEWISE, a London-based community charity devoted to empowering marginalised women facing systemic challenges, including gender-based violence, announces its poignant upcoming art exhibition, "A Thousand Cuts," to...
Tower Hamlets

Fireworks night cancelled at Victoria Park in Tower Hamlets for fifth year in a row

Fireworks night has been cancelled at Victoria Park in Tower Hamlets for the fifth year in a row. A Tower Hamlets Council spokesperson confirmed to...
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