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- Tower Hamlets Council's 45 councillors across 20 borough wards have been declared at the election count held at ExCel London on Saturday 9 May.
- Date:
- 9th May 2026
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- Lutfur Rahman has been elected as the Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets.
- Date:
- 8th May 2026
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- Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets has condemned this morning's arson attack on a former synagogue in Nelson Street.
- Date:
- 5th May 2026
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- Statements from Executive Mayor Lutfur Rahman and Sufia Alam, chair of No Place for Hate.
- Date:
- 30th April 2026
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- Five tenants living in a shared flat in Bethnal Green have been awarded substantial rent repayments.
- Date:
- 27th April 2026
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- The media are invited to apply to attend the election counts on Friday 8 May 2026 and Saturday 9 May 2026.
- Date:
- 22nd April 2026
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- Families across Tower Hamlets have received their primary school offers for September 2026, with 97.8 per cent of pupils securing a place at one of their top three preferred schools – a slightly higher proportion compared to last year's figure of 97.6 per cent, and higher than the London average (97 per cent).
- Date:
- 17th April 2026
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- TH Women's Awards shines a spotlight on the borough's unsung heroines.
- Date:
- 27th March 2026
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- attack in Golders Green
- Date:
- 23rd March 2026
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- Tower Hamlets Council has partnered with OurBike and the Zero Emissions Network (ZEN) to launch the borough's first shared e-cargo bike scheme, giving people a practical and affordable way to transport heavier loads without needing a car or van.
- Date:
- 20th March 2026