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The cost of welfare funerals in Tower Hamlets

Published: 4:04 PM November 18, 2021 Tower Hamlets Council covered the cost of 23 welfare funerals in the space of a year, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. The authority spent £22,415... Read more »
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Pedestrian in 40s fighting for life after being hit by car during rush hour

A pedestrian is fighting for his life after being hit by a car in East London during rush hour this morning (November 18). Emergency services were called to the A503 in Walthamstow... Read more »
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Newly regenerated sustainable housing to be developed in East London

Bellway London Partnerships has been chosen to work with Waltham Forest Council to redevelop an entire housing estate in south Leytonstone. The housebuilder is to partner with Waltham Forest Council to deliver... Read more »
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East London leading the way for rental yields in the capital

With the second half of the year in full swing and vaccination rates finally achieving the cautiously confident reopening of the country, activity in the market is heightening, spurred on by a... Read more »
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GRM Exclusive: Steel Banglez Talks East London Roots, Getting Into Music & More On ‘Self Made’ With Chams

Another episode of Chivas Regal’s podcast, Self Made, has arrived! Hosted by Charmaine Hayden (Chams), this 5-part series focuses on the journeys of key figures in the scene. Sitting down for a... Read more »
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London men tried to ‘smuggle 69 migrants into UK’ on ‘faulty’ 60-year-old boat built for 20 people

A two-month long trial has concluded with four men being found guilty of trying to smuggle 69 Albanian migrants into the UK on a converted fishing boat. The 60-year-old, nearly 30m long... Read more »
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Man charged over Tower Hamlets commercial robberies 

Published: 2:50 PM November 17, 2021 A man has been charged over two commercial robberies, both of which saw the victim sustain head injuries. Duwayne McCullam, 51, of no fixed address, was charged... Read more »

Plans in for next 1,600-home phase of East London estate

The next phase of the Tower Hamlets scheme, Aberfeldy West, will see 1,600 homes built, alongside up to 25,500 sq ft of new retail space and up to 29,100 sq ft of new... Read more »
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Widowed man, 78, evicted from home by mistake after wife dies and feels ‘robbed’ of grieving

A housing association has admitted to ‘failings and mismanagement’ after they tried to evict a tenant following the death of his partner. Michael Warden, 78, of Driffield Road in Tower Hamlets, was... Read more »
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Woman fights off ‘aggressive drunk’ who forced his way into cubicle in pub toilet

A woman has been left angered and shaken after an “aggressive” man forced his way into her toilet cubicle at an East London pub. On Saturday, November 13, Francesca Stracqualursi, 42, spent... Read more »