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Self-service health checks at the tip of your fingers

Self-service health checks at the tip of your fingers

Description
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
Access council services how you want

Access council services how you want

Description
New Residents' Hub opens at Calvert Avenue near to the Boundary Estate.
Date:
14th July 2025

Nearly 2,000 homes approved in major regeneration of East End estate

Description
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
Join in the Summer of Fun 2025 and discover what there is to Love about Tower Hamlets

Join in the Summer of Fun 2025 and discover what there is to Love about Tower Hamlets

Description
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

Shop that stocked illegal goods and sold knife to child fined £35,000

Description
A Mile End shop which sold a knife to a child and stocked illegal alcohol and vapes has been fined over £35,000 by a court.
Date:
9th July 2025
Hero hound sniffs out hidden stash of illegal goods in Whitechapel

Hero hound sniffs out hidden stash of illegal goods in Whitechapel

Description
A sharp-nosed sniffer dog is being hailed a 'hero' after uncovering a hidden stash of illegal cigarettes, vapes, and unlicensed erectile tablets during an enforcement operation in Tower Hamlets.
Date:
3rd July 2025
Government funding supports borough-wide resurfacing to extend road life and cut carbon emissions

Government funding supports borough-wide resurfacing to extend road life and cut carbon emissions

Description
Tower Hamlets Council is improving road conditions across the borough thanks to targeted investment and support from central government, helping to deliver a more resilient road network with less disruption and lower carbon emissions.
Date:
1st July 2025
Milestone reached on housing exclusively for social rent in Bow

Milestone reached on housing exclusively for social rent in Bow

Description
Tower Hamlets Council and Jerram Falkus Construction have celebrated a milestone with the topping out of 62 new council homes in Bow.
Date:
25th June 2025
2,000 new electric vehicle charge points coming to Tower Hamlets by the end of the year

2,000 new electric vehicle charge points coming to Tower Hamlets by the end of the year

Description
Tower Hamlets has installed the first of 2,000 new on-street residential electric vehicle (EV) charging points, marking the launch of a major initiative to support the borough's transition to electric vehicles and accelerate access to sustainable transportation.
Date:
25th June 2025
New design competition 'Gateways to Whitechapel Market' launched at one of London's most famous markets

New design competition 'Gateways to Whitechapel Market' launched at one of London's most famous markets

Description
A new design competition to create bold 'welcome' features for London's famous Whitechapel Market has been launched
Date:
23rd June 2025
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