Families who had to claim Universal Credit in the East End since the first lockdown began are now in danger of sinking below the poverty line, social researchers have found. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £20 weekly top-up at... Read more »
A Bengali man from Tower Hamlets has been viciously attacked in a hate crime that has left him “scared to go out”. Muhammad Chowdhury, a 38-year-old delivery driver, who was wearing a... Read more »
We’ve rounded up traffic changes that might affect your journey this week. Hackney Paul Street, Shoreditch is closed due to roadworks until 24 July. Road closures are in action between Dalston Lane,... Read more »
The rate of new Covid-19 cases in the East End has risen by two thirds in just one week — mainly among young adults, figures reveal. The numbers reached 263 per 100,000 of the Tower Hamlets population over seven... Read more »
Crime and anti-social behaviour were among the biggest worries by East End families during the height of the pandemic, according to a town hall survey. Yet the “community spirit which defines the East End is... Read more »
Eating out is an effective way to get pleasure from your time with family and friends, and because the spring Bank Holiday weekend is now upon us, it’s the right time to... Read more »
Dominic Cummings has claimed lockdown ought to have arrived weeks earlier than folks have been formally informed to remain at house. In a session of the House of Commons’ well being and science... Read more »
Anyone caught utilizing laughing gas in Tower Hamlets shall be issued a hard and fast penalty discover of £100 or fined up to £1,000 in the event that they fail to pay... Read more »
A music teacher who appeared on expertise present The Voice has been jailed after being caught viewing and distributing child abuse images. Paul Rajasegaram, who taught at a faculty in Tower Hamlets, was arrested... Read more »
A community centre in Tower Hamlets has been issued with a closure discover by police after an enormous rave was held at the premises final evening. The Kirtland Centre, on Coborn Street... Read more »