Tower Hamlets Council has secured £1,117,648 from the Government’s Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF2) to support the demolition of Albert Jacob House in Bethnal Green. The Council has identified the site as suitable for 53 much needed affordable homes for social rent. The Government’s Brownfield Land Release Fund helps public sector organisations make better use of their land and ...

Local school competition brings community creativity to the market this Mother’s Day Entries were judged by celebrated illustrator Quentin Blake, known for his distinctive drawings in books such as Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.    Competition formed part of the market’s winning ‘Best Market Attraction 2026’ award entry Two young artists from Virginia Primary School will see their artwork ...

Tower Hamlets has today (10 March 2026) set out how it will deliver its 52,000-home growth pipeline under Future Places, packaging publicly controlled land, direct council development and major regeneration sites into a single market-facing programme. As national and London-wide policy sharpens its focus on growth and housing supply, the borough is positioning itself to deliver at scale. The report, created ...

  Berkeley and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets have signed a deal that will see 223 homes for social rent delivered several years ahead of schedule, supported by a grant from the GLA. The Deputy Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Cllr Maium Talukdar, visited Heron Wharf in Poplar this week to celebrate the partnership and see the rapid progress on ...

The Housing service is making changes to how residents get in touch, aimed at making communication clearer, faster, and more efficient. As part of this improvement, the contactus@towerhamelts.gov.uk email inbox will close at the end of April. The inbox has received more than 32 thousand emails received in the last year. The majority of these require manual triage, often unrelated to housing, or ...

Families across Tower Hamlets have received their secondary school offers for September 2026, with 96.6 per cent of pupils securing a place at one of their preferred schools – a higher proportion compared to last year’s figure of 94.1 per cent, and higher than the London average (94.3 per cent). Within this overall outcome, 79.1 per cent of families received ...

  Tower Hamlets Council is putting on a range of events to celebrate the contribution of women and girls Free swimming for women and girls The opening of the Nari Centre for women The opening of a dedicated youth centre for girls A positive gender pay gap in favour of women at the council A host of events for WHM ...

Michelle Boshoff-Turner, NPP Engagement Manager joined Cllr. Shafi Ahmed, Cabinet Member for Environement and the Climate Emergency to unveil new signage pointing residents to the new simpler parking system. Tower Hamlets has today joined the National Parking Platform (NPP), becoming the first London borough to do so and the latest local authority to offer drivers flexibility in how they pay for parking. From today, drivers can pay for ...

Idling vehicles emit harmful pollutants, including nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅). The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is taking part in the London-wide Engine Off, Every Stop campaign, working alongside Camden and Hounslow councils to tackle air pollution caused by vehicle engine idling. The campaign delivers a clear message to drivers across the capital: engine idling harms ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   London, 7 March: Marine Chief Engineer Dr A K M Masud Karim (21E) has been appointed as Deputy Director in the Maritime Safety Division at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) based in London. In this prestigious position, Dr Karim will supervise critical areas such as cargo safety, maritime regulatory systems, and ...