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Tower Hamlets Council is the highest new local government entry on the UK’s Stonewell Index. The council has been named as one of the best employers for lesbian, gay and bi-sexual staff. The organisation was praised for recognising LGBT heroes across different strands of diversity and using creative mechanisms to work with the  community and celebrate diversity. The council entered ...

Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan and security minister John Hayes were joined by Mayor John Biggs alongside Tower Hamlets staff and headteachers for the launch of a new online initiative to safeguard our children. The launch of Educate Against Hate was held at Bethnal Green Academy on January 19th. The Educate Against Hate website is a collection of ...

Tower Hamlets Council, Tower Hamlets Homes and local housing associations today launched a housing amnesty across the borough. The initiative will help recover illegally sublet social housing and stamp out fraud, costing residents and the council an estimated £13m per year. Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, said: “It is wrong for people to make a quick buck at the ...

Chatok-Dowara Surma Jubo Parishad recently distributed rickshaws to the poor and deprived local people to help them with employment.  UK living representatives of the organisation organised a meeting to mark the cheque giving of this benevolent initiative. The meeting took place in a restaurant in East London on 5th January.  Organisation’s President Fajrul Haque Enam presided over  the meeting and ...

North London’s renowned cultural and community organisation Bangla Shur organised a lively discussion and cultural performance to celebrate the English New Year 2016.  The celebration took place on 11th January in Surma Centre in East London. Co-ordinator of Bangla Shur Syed Rafiqul Islam Sohel presided over the meeting and Sheikh and Drama Activist Iqbal Bahar jointly conducted it. Mayor Councillor ...

Syedpur Shamsia Shomity organised a discussion meeting and Duwa Mahfil on 3rd January in Micro Business Centre in East London.  Association’s President Pir Ahmed Qutub presided over the meeting where Maolana Sheikh Jakaria recited from the Quran in the beginning. Maolana Syed Saleh Ahmed gave the welcoming speech.  The Duwa Mahfil was conducted by Khelfot Majlish UK’s President Maolana Abdul ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah The UK Electoral Commission has   struck off the far right racist British National Party (BNP) as a political party after it failed to renew its registration. Under UK law, all political parties are required to make submission every year detailing their structure, registered address, along with fee to the Electoral Commission. Failure to do that means that ...

Tower Hamlets council’s Cabinet has set out plans for an increase in council tax to help balance the council’s budget. An increase of 3.99 per cent is proposed from April 2016. This will be made up of a 1.99 per cent increase on the current council tax charge, plus 2 per cent specifically to help fund social care which the ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: The UK Electoral Commission has   struck off the far right racist British National Party (BNP) as a political party after it failed to renew its registration. Under UK law, all political parties are required to make submission every year detailing their structure, registered address, along with fee to the Electoral Commission. Failure to do that means ...

A fund of over £2.5 million to modernise 11 GP practices has been agreed by Tower Hamlets Council. The money will fund extensive renovations to create additional space that will allow surgeries to offer extra services, treat more patients and provide more appointments. The 11 practices which will be benefiting from the cash boost include: Aberfeldy Practice, Barkantine Health Centre, ...