TP Bennett’s 34-storey student tower recommended for approval | News

TP Bennett’s 34-storey student tower recommended for approval | News

Full screen in popup TP Bennett’s 34-storey student-housing tower proposed for Sylvan Grove in Southwark TP Bennett’s proposals for Sylvan Grove in Southwark. The tower will feature 688 student rooms, the shoulder... Read more »
Tower Hamlets pro-Palestine convoy blocked traffic on A13

Tower Hamlets pro-Palestine convoy blocked traffic on A13

Met Police became aware of the cars displaying Palestine flags heading into Central London at around 10.15pm on Saturday (November 18). The cars were said to have originally assembled at a car... Read more »
Car flips in Aldgate: Tower Hamlets councillor guides traffic

Car flips in Aldgate: Tower Hamlets councillor guides traffic

Cllr Maium Talukdar, deputy mayor and cabinet member for education in Tower Hamlets, rushed to help after the incident in Leman Street this morning (November 10).  Cllr Talukdar said: “I wasn’t there when... Read more »
Tower Hamlets man named after body pulled from canal

Tower Hamlets man named after body pulled from canal

Ali Liaquat, 55, of Tower Hamlets died and his body was recovered from Regent’s Canal last week by police. Metropolitan Police were called at 7.11am on October 11 to reports of a... Read more »
Tower Hamlets residents win prize on People’s Postcode Lottery

Tower Hamlets residents win prize on People’s Postcode Lottery

Those with a lottery ticket and a E14 6QU postcode were awarded a £1,000 win in one of the fundraising lottery’s daily prize draws. The winning postcode belongs to the People’s Postcode... Read more »
‘Do we have to start packing now?’: Residents of ‘mutant’ flats fear having to move out after council ordered developers to raze South London tower blocks to the ground – even though estate agents are STILL advertising viewings for £1,200-a-month lettings

‘Do we have to start packing now?’: Residents of ‘mutant’ flats fear having to move out after council ordered developers to raze South London tower blocks to the ground – even though estate agents are STILL advertising viewings for £1,200-a-month lettings

Estate agents are still advertising viewings for the ‘mutant’ South London flats which the Labour-led council has ordered developers to raze due to a planning law breach, MailOnline can reveal today.  An... Read more »
£73m boost for Tower Hamlets housing budget approved

£73m boost for Tower Hamlets housing budget approved

The £73million boost to the borough’s prior budget was given the go-ahead on Wednesday September 20 following a cabinet discussion. Councillor Kabir Ahmed, cabinet member for regeneration, inclusive development and housebuilding, said: “Overcrowding... Read more »
JTP submits 21-storey student housing tower in Ealing ‘tall building cluster’

JTP submits 21-storey student housing tower in Ealing ‘tall building cluster’

If approved, the Hastings Road student accommodation development will be delivered using offsite, 3D volumetric modular methods, following the demolition of a Majestic Wine outlet. It is one of two towers currently... Read more »
‘I just found out my flat’s going to be pulled down’: Hundreds set to lose their homes after Labour-led council orders developers to demolish two South London tower blocks over breach of planning laws

‘I just found out my flat’s going to be pulled down’: Hundreds set to lose their homes after Labour-led council orders developers to demolish two South London tower blocks over breach of planning laws

A Labour-led council has ordered two tower blocks in south London to be demolished in a move that could leave tenants of the 205-flat buildings homeless.  The Royal Borough of Greenwich has issued... Read more »
Tower Hamlets: Rubbish piles up in east London as refuse workers’ strike enters second week | UK News

Tower Hamlets: Rubbish piles up in east London as refuse workers’ strike enters second week | UK News

Rotting rubbish is piling up on east London streets as a strike by refuse workers enters its second week. Thousands of bin bags, some piled six feet high, litter parts of the... Read more »