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Council calls for Government action to tackle 'dramatic rise' of e-bike fires

Description: In a letter to Home Secretary Suella Braverman, Tower Hamlets Council said that the growing popularity of e-bikes and e-scooters has resulted in a 'dramatic rise' in fires caused by their batteries and called for more to be done to protect residents.

Description: Local small business owners and budding entrepreneurs were invited to Tower Hamlets' Town Hall to meet the council's key business support services in a bid to improve access to business support.

Description: A new youth centre, offering new facilities and sessions officially opened on 9 November by Young Tower Hamlets, which is Tower Hamlets Council's youth service.

Description: If you are not happy with a decision about your council tax benefits application, you can appeal it.

Description: Tower Hamlets residents and local business owners will soon be receiving their council tax bills for the year ahead. The council sends around 150,000 council tax and business rates bills between February and March (the start of the financial year).

Description: This grant will fund further reductions for those receiving the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme (LCTS).

Description: The letter from the London Assembly follows earlier calls made by Tower Hamlets Council for improved legislation, more funding for local authorities to create safe charging spaces, more robust sampling and examination on importation of lithium batteries - including a national registration body for businesses providing them - and greater research into the issue.

Description: If a child or young person's offence is serious enough, they might have to attend court and could receive a court order such as a, Pre-sentence reports, Bail and Remand, Referral order, Youth Rehabilitation Order (YRO),Youth Rehabilitation Order with Intensive Supervision and Surveillance (YRO with ISS), Conditional Discharge, Absolute Discharge, Parenting Orders, Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO), Fines or Detention and Training Order (DTO).