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Training for safer lorry driving

  Highways contractor enrols driver into safer driving courses Reducing deaths and injuries key to new Tower Hamlets transport strategy Tower Hamlets Council is offering training to businesses to encourage safer driving of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). The seven hour Safer Urban Driving course counts towards the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) and is run by Cycle Confident on behalf ...

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Hundreds head to Whitechapel in search of a new career

Jobseekers and residents looking for a change of career turned out in their hundreds last week to meet employers and take the next step on the employment ladder. The 2019 Tower Hamlets Jobs Fair took place at Idea Store Whitechapel on Thursday, attracting more than 400 attendees. Organised by Tower Hamlets Council in partnership with Tower Hamlets Homes, the event ...

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Annual Residents’ Survey – Tackling our concerns together

  New annual Tower Hamlets residents’ survey released Nearly eight out of ten Tower Hamlets residents (78 per cent) continue to agree that people from different backgrounds get on well together, are positive about most local services, and 69 per cent say that the council is doing a good job. These are some of the findings in the latest independent ...

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Brexit: ‘Election in October’ if MPs block no deal

Boris Johnson has insisted he does not want a general election, as he urged MPs not to vote for “another pointless delay” to Brexit. But the BBC understands the PM would seek to call a vote, expected to be on 14 October, if MPs block no deal. Tory ex-ministers are joining forces with Labour to stop the UK leaving the ...

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Parliament suspension: Thousands protest across the UK

Demonstrations are taking place across the UK against Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament in the run-up to Brexit. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in cities including Manchester, Leeds, York and Belfast. Parts of central London were brought to a standstill, with people chanting: “Boris Johnson, shame on you”. A small group of counter-protesters, marching in support ...

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Local residents with dementia celebrate Eid at London Muslim Centre

  On Monday 19th August a dementia café, specifically for the Bangladeshi community in Tower Hamlets, celebrated Eid at the London Muslim Centre. The event, organised by Alzheimer’s Society, Tower Hamlets Council and Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group, was attended by local residents living with dementia, their carers and family. The event was opened by Councillor Sirajul Islam, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member ...

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Multi-billion pound cash boost given to schools

Schools in England are being promised billions more in spending over the next three years, in an announcement from Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Next year schools will receive a £2.6bn uplift, rising to £4.8bn the following year – with schools spending £7.1bn more than at present by 2022-23. It follows a campaign by school leaders warning of worsening budget shortages. ...

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Have your say – Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places

Ensuring they continue to meet the needs of voters. A review of the existing polling districts and polling places situated within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets encompassing the Parliamentary Constituencies of Poplar and Limehouse and Bethnal Green and Bow will be carried out with a formal consultation from Friday 23 August 2019 to Friday 18 October 2019. This will ...

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