Schools across Tower Hamlets have made alternative provisions today (December 12), following yesterday’s heavy snowfall. Icy conditions are expected to continue into tomorrow morning. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning... 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 »
An 11-year-old girl has been left “traumatised” after a dog attack left her in hospital with broken bones. Police are appealing for information to identify the owner of the dog. The girl was... Read more »
Pensioners in East London have been unable to access parking permits for the past three years due to the council’s “disastrous” customer service, a councillor said. At a Tower Hamlets overview and... Read more »
A play dramatising the “merry-go-round of buck-passing” at the Grenfell Tower public inquiry will open in February, casting actors as Eric Pickles, the former housing secretary, and Hisam Choucair, who lost six... Read more »
East London shoppers could be offered one hour’s free parking next to their favourite markets in a move to support local businesses in Tower Hamlets. During a cabinet meeting on Wednesday evening... Read more »
Families living on an East London housing estate are furious that the Chinese Embassy could soon be dropped on their doorsteps – as they don’t want to deal with noisy protesters. Residents... Read more »
A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and attempted rape in east London after members of the public intervened in an assault. Police were called to Cambridge Heath Road... Read more »
A man has been charged with violence and sexual assault following attacks on three women. Dylan Makepeace, 23, has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent, sexual assault, intentional strangulation and two counts... Read more »
Tower Hamlets is the most generous borough in London, new research has revealed. Data from sharing app OLIO shows that Tower Hamlets had the most people offer to give away unwanted household items for... Read more »
