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Young WorkPath opens its doors in Watney Market

    Advice and support for young people looking to find jobs, training, courses and apprenticeships is now available at the heart of the community. What was once a vacant Santander bank branch in Watney Market has been transformed into the home of Young WorkPath, the council’s new and innovative employment and careers service with a focus on residents aged ...

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Tower Hamlets Council tackles loneliness and isolation in a week of celebratory events for older people

A week of activities, talks, workshops and other events will take place across the borough, as Tower Hamlets Council alongside voluntary, health and community organisations mark United Nations International Day for Older Persons (UNIDOP) on 1 October. In 2015, there were an estimated 16,700 people aged 65 or over living in Tower Hamlets. It is expected that this number will increase ...

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GET THE RIGHT SUPPORT THIS STOPTOBER

Stop smoking advisors were on hand at the Royal London Hospital yesterday (Thursday 20 September) to launch the national Stoptober campaign. Joined by John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Ian Basnett, Associate Director for Public Health at Barts Health NHS Trust and Chris Lovitt, Associate Director for Public Health at the council, advisors were engaging residents to take part and ...

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Original working Apple-I computer fetches $375,000 at auction

An Apple-I computer, the first product made by the computing giant, has sold at auction for $375,000 (£230,000). The machine was designed by Steve Wozniak, known as Woz, the co-founder of Apple.   His business partner, Steve Jobs, convinced him to package and sell the machine – it went on sale in 1976 for $666.66.   It is one of ...

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Twitter to ban ‘dehumanizing’ comments with user help

Twitter on Tuesday reached out to users for help crafting a ban on comments that dehumanize people and set the stage for real-world violence.   A policy change that Twitter has been working on for several months is intended to broaden hateful content restrictions at the service to include barring tweets dehumanizing people based on race, religion, sexual orientation or ...

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India’s top court limits use of gov’t identification number

New Delhi, Sep 26 : India’s top court has upheld the government’s policy of issuing a 12-digit identification number to every Indian, but says it can’t be made mandatory for services such as bank accounts, cellphone connections or school admissions. The Supreme Court says the government can use it for tax purposes and providing benefits under welfare schemes like subsidized ...

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UK Labour opposition party vows to reject May’s Brexit deal

London, Sept 25 : Britain’s main opposition Labour Party announced Tuesday it will reject Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed divorce deal with the European Union when it comes to a vote in Parliament and might support a new Brexit referendum. One official said May’s government was offering the country a choice between “really bad and even worse.” If Britain ...

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Tower Hamlets Council endorses campaign against Government’s school cuts

Tower Hamlets Council has formally endorsed the campaign against cuts to education funding. Councillors made the decision at a meeting of the Full Council on Wednesday 19th September, after a motion was put forward by Mayor John Biggs and Councillor Danny Hassell. Councillors highlighted the fact that school across Tower Hamlets will see their budgets cuts by at least £16m – ...

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Bangladeshi Razib gets Facebook fellowship

Dhaka, Sept 25 : Facebook authorities have selected Bangladeshi entrepreneur Razib Ahmed as fellow of its ‘Community Leadership Program’ for his group ‘Search English’ where members help each other to become more fluent in English. Razib Ahmed, former president of the e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB), will receive a grant of US$ 50,000 for further development of the project. The ...

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