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Artillery in the Park- Surface to Air Missiles on Blackheath

A battery of missile defence systems temporarily stationed at Blackheath have been put on full public display as part of a 9 day series of security...

Police patrols at borough polling stations

Police officers are present at polling stations across the borough today as Londoners vote in the Mayoral and Greater London Assembly elections. Fo...

Letting agents and landlady explain why missile whistleblower has been asked to leave.

The letting agents and landlady at the centre of the row with the Bow missile whistleblower Brian Whelan say the ending of his tenancy has been cau...

Universities Week Olympic focus [Audio]

Universities Week launched in Tower Hamlets on Monday releasing a new report revealing the predicted impact on universities of the upcoming London ...

London Decides- Mayoral and Assembly election

From 7 am this morning East London Lines voters decide who will be the next Mayor of London and the political make-up of the Greater London Assembl...

Missile whistleblower [Audio & Video]

A resident of the private housing complex in Bow, which the Ministry of Defence plans to use as a missile base during the Olympics, says he was ask...

Bailiffs evict Bedford House as Government plans to outlaw squatting on Tuesday

Bailiffs armed with axes forced their way through three layers of metal barricades to evict squatters from a grade II listed building in Shoreditch...

‘Boris Bikes’ come to East London

Serco Group PLC signed a £50 million expansion contract to support the expansion for the Barclay’s Cycle Hire Scheme into East London. The c...

Metropolitan Police sacked over 999 call failures

  A metropolitan police officer was fired after ignoring 141 emergency calls including rape and child abuse reports. An investigation carried ...

Queen Mary applications surge despite rise in tuition fees

Undergraduate applications to Queen Mary University have reached their highest levels despite a falling number of applications across the UK. Appli...

Tower Hamlets launches new one-stop death registry

A new death-registering scheme, making it easier for residents to report those who have passed away, has been launched in Tower Hamlets this month....

Tower Hamlets receives award for healthy school lunches

Tower Hamlets has achieved a healthy school dinner award for all 90 of its primary, nursery and special schools. A bronze Food for Life Catering Ma...

Million pound market rejuvenation starts

The one million pound Whitechapel Market rejuvenation project has started this week. The improvements are part of the multi-million pound project: ...

Ban lap-dancing in Tower Hamlets

A consultation into a ban on lap-dancing in Tower Hamlets closes on Monday so locals have only a couple of days in which to express their views. If...

Chelsea FC beckons for aspiring young footballers

Budding young footballers in Tower Hamlets are being giving the chance to impress Chelsea Football Club over the October half-term school holiday. ...

Last chance to enter photo competition

Document Tower Hamlets as it transformes from just another East London borough to an Olympic borough. Organised by Shoot Experience Photography and...

Fined for renting out property during Olympics

Home owners in East London, who let their properties during the Olympics, could face a fine of up to £20,000. According to Tower Hamlets Council, ...

Charity workers plan strike over wage cuts

Staff at a homeless charity in Tower Hamlets are preparing to strike in a bitter dispute over a pay cut. Workers at the Centrepoint’s Aldgat...

East London Gay Pride marches on

Hundreds of people celebrated East London Gay Pride on Saturday, three weeks after the original event was cancelled because of the EDL march throug...

New scheme promotes IT in the classroom

A new initiative to encourage more young people to take up IT and science courses has been launched at the Central Foundation Girls School (CFGS) i...

Tower Hamlets may get its first free school

A proposal to open the first “free school” in Tower Hamlets is being considered by the Department for Education. The new primary school, which ...

Fish Island fury over Olympic nightclub plans

Residents of Fish Island in Bow, Tower Hamlets are in shock after plans for a £2million nightclub on the island were given the go ahead last week ...

They did not pass: EDL kept out of Tower Hamlets

As thousands of anti-fascists gathered in Tower Hamlets the English Defence League marchers were kept away by ranks of police officers who escorted...

EDL defy ban but find a hostile welcome in East London from United East End and UAF

Our picture shows about 300 EDL members being escorted from their rallying point in Kings Cross on the way to Tower Hamlets today. This picture was...

Training opportunities at Westfield Stratford Shopping City,

Job training at Stratford’s new Westfield shopping centre could be yours if you are unemployed, between 16 and 25 and live in Tower Hamlets.The P...

Anti-fascists defy demo ban and call supporters to demonstrate against EDL on Saturday

United East End and Unite Against Fascism will be staging a demonstration against the expected English Defence League’s mobilization in Tower...

Lord Major of London backs bid for City status

The Lord Mayor of London, Michael Bear, is backing the Tower Hamlets bid for City status. At this news, bookmakers have reduced the odds on Tower H...

Bank Holiday events in Tower Hamlets

As the carnival spirit builds up, Rich Mix will host 14 hours of Carnival celebrations in partnership with Global Carnival Centre. Curated by world...

25000 sign petition to ban EDL September march

A 25,000 signature, petition calling on the police to ban an  English Defence League  march through the East End on 3 September, was handed to Sc...

Courts hear more cases of stone throwing and looting as East End meeting debates riot causes

A teenager whose aunt is a police officer was among a large group of youths who pelted police with stones during rioting in Hackney last week, it w...

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