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New research commissioned by Tower Hamlets Council has revealed that parents with young children have gone without food and had to survive the winter without adequate heating after being moved onto Universal Credit. The council’s report, produced by the Child Poverty Action Group, looks at the experiences of families and key support organisations grappling with the latest benefit reform in ...

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has called upon the entrepreneurs and traders of Bangladesh and the United Kingdom to diversify and boost bilateral trade and investment between the two countries. He invited the British and British-Bangladeshi entrepreneurs and businessmen to investment in Bangladesh’s IT, leather, pharmaceuticals, jute, tourism and capital market, saying these sectors would bring them more profit. While addressing ...

On 10th October Marks a Historical day for The Muslim Association of Salisbury where after many years of hard work and plea to Salisbury City Council, they have finally secured their Muslim burial ground on the New Avenue Cemetery. The Muslim Community were overwhelmed when they were shown their allocated site, the logistics aspect and officially handed over by Cemetery ...

  University of East London policing students and staff joined key members of the Newham community on 2 October to launch a ‘safe haven’ for young people at Stratford Shopping Centre. The XLP Youth Hub, based in a shop unit opposite Sports Direct, will act as place for children to seek refuge when they feel vulnerable or threatened. XLP is an organisation ...

  Students have been getting creative to spruce up the walls at the Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre (RRC) with murals promoting environmentally-friendly activities. Cory Riverside Energy has been working in partnership with Tower Hamlets Council on a recycling project with students from George Green’s School, culminating in three murals promoting environmentally friendly activities. John Biggs, Mayor of Tower ...

  One year birthday celebrations took place yesterday (Thurs 3 Oct) at the Tower Hamlets Homes operated, Financial Health Centre (FHC) in Stepney. The centre brings together a number of community organisations to assist residents with issues impacting on their financial wellbeing. There are over ten delivery partners, including the likes of Account3, Citizen Advice Bureau, Go-Train, LBTH and Limehouse ...

Students from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) were put through their paces with a three day Workpath pilot programme starting on 30 September designed to prepare them for the world of work. The programme saw students brushing up on their interview techniques and discussing ways to approach job applications. John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, said: “Tower Hamlets is home ...

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq. Photo: Collected Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has earned a spot among the most influential politicians of London on The Progress 1000 list of the Evening Standard. The Progress 1000 is created to spotlight and celebrate the capital’s most influential individuals annually across a range of areas including business, technology, science, politics, design, architecture, culture and the ...

  Tower Hamlets has the lowest late HIV diagnosis rate in the country, according to the latest figures published by Public Health England. The council is once again supporting this year’s Do It London campaign, a London-wide initiative that aims to encourage people to get tested regularly and raise awareness of HIV prevention, including using condoms. Since the campaign began ...

Along the water, at night and throughout the parks – our volunteers went beyond the call of duty for Big Clean Up 8. The litter-picking campaign, which ran for three weeks in September, saw a range of events in locations including Regent’s Canal, the surroundings of the Royal London Hospital and Mile End Park. 118 bags of general rubbish and ...