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- We are issuing this statement in the interest of transparency and to counter the misinformation with regards to the award of homecare contracts
- Date:
- 29th July 2025
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- More than 200 residents were supported by Tower Hamlets Council to be enterprise ready and £700,000 invested into small businesses over the last 12 months
- Date:
- 28th July 2025
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- A home-building programme to fast-track up to 3,332 new homes across 37 Council-owned sites in Tower Hamlets was approved last night.
- Date:
- 25th July 2025
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- A statement from the council
- Date:
- 22nd July 2025
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- Tower Hamlets Council has approved plans to demolish a former council office building in Bethnal Green East to make way for 53 affordable homes.
- Date:
- 22nd July 2025
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- As we approach the six-week school summer holiday (23 July – 29 August 2025), we'd like to remind residents that many children will be at home during this period. This may lead to increased movement and activity within homes and local parks.
- Date:
- 22nd July 2025
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- A new network of health kiosks has launched across four locations in Tower Hamlets this week, giving residents easy access to free, self-service health checks and tools to help them monitor their well-being.
- Date:
- 18th July 2025
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- New Residents' Hub opens at Calvert Avenue near to the Boundary Estate.
- Date:
- 14th July 2025
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- The plans, brought to Tower Hamlets Council's Strategic Development Committee by Poplar HARCA and the Hill Group, will see 535 homes on the (1950s) Teviot Estate in Poplar knocked down and replaced by 1,928 brand new homes – nearly quadrupling the number of available homes.
- Date:
- 11th July 2025
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- Tower Hamlets Council is planning a jam-packed programme of free activities for children, families and young people across the borough this summer, as part of its Summer of Fun programme.
- Date:
- 9th July 2025