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Bangla Mirror: The fight is on for the battle to become the Mayor of Tower Hamlets now that the General Election is out of the way.  After a huge defeat in General Election, Labour Party has decided to spend its full force to capture the borough. Labour’s John Biggs was first to declare his name two days after last month’s ...

Tower Hamlets Council and its partners across the NHS are encouraging residents to be a ‘proud quitter’ on No Smoking Day, Wednesday March 11. This year’s national campaign is focusing on ex-smokers who share their reasons and motivations for quitting. Stop smoking advisers will be seen across Tower Hamlets providing free and friendly advice, information and support on local stop ...

Labour London Assembly Member John Biggs has spoken out to condemn this month’s ticket office closures at Aldgate East and Bethnal Green which marks the start of a project to close several ticket offices across Tower Hamlets. Mr Biggs said the move will leave passengers in Tower Hamlets paying more money for less staff support. The closure comes after it ...

Fact:    There are currently 650 total members of parliament in the UK. Fact: Only 148 are women. Fact: Of those 148 women, only 6 are Asian. But what is the reason for this poor representation – is it that politics is simply a sexist and racist space that no-one in their right minds wants to step into? Or are we ...

Crossing the divide: dozens of designs have been submitted for a new Nine Elms to Pimlico bridge. All of them struggle with the differing elevations of the two sides. This one deploys snaking ramps in an attempt to overcome the problem New bridges — for cyclists and pedestrians — across the Thames in central London are set to change the ...