Trading standards officers visited the branch on January 12 following complaints from a member of the public, Tower Hamlets Council said. During their investigation of the store, they discovered packaging for crackers,... Read more »
The Iceland in Chrisp Street Market on Vesey Path has been closed this week, leaving shoppers wondering why. One Facebook user said: “Chrisp street Iceland is closed. Any idea why?” A spokesperson for... Read more »
A man was taken to a hospital after a crash between an e-scooter and a car in Tower Hamlets. Emergency services were called on Saturday, June 17 at around 9pm to reports... Read more »
A youth club where “the doors are open to every child” has reopened in Tower Hamlets following its temporary closure in 2021. Dudley John Willoughby, who joined the club in 1966 when he... Read more »
Published: 12:04 PM October 6, 2022 Plans to bulldoze a former community centre in Poplar and replace it with housing have been approved. Langdon Park Community Centre in St Leonards Road has... Read more »
Hundreds of homes and businesses across the capital remained without power 24 hours after a fire tore through an electricity substation leading to rush hour transport chaos. The fire happened on Tuesday... Read more »
Published: 4:59 PM March 29, 2022 A power cut caused by a fire at an electrical substation in Poplar continues to cause havoc across east London. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) remains at... Read more »
It was a privilege to recently attend a plaque unveiling ceremony led by Mayor John Biggs to mark the centenary of the Poplar Rates Rebellion. This is where 30 councillors were sent... Read more »
The Poplar and Limehouse MP charged with council housing fraud has suggested in court that her ex-husband was controlling the account she used to bid for properties.Apsana Begum’s applications for social housing... Read more »
Three blocks of flats have been completed by Canary Wharf Group to house 115 families from Tower Hamlets Council’s 20,000-long waiting list. The development in Poplar, by the Limehouse Cut, was handed over to the authority... Read more »
