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Response to new Ministerial Directions

Response to new Ministerial Directions

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Council response to new Ministerial Directions
Date:
17th March 2026
Investing in health and homes: Tower Hamlets progresses plans to upgrade leisure facilities and build new homes

Investing in health and homes: Tower Hamlets progresses plans to upgrade leisure facilities and build new homes

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Facing some of the highest housing pressures in the country, alongside higher than average levels of physical inactivity, Tower Hamlets Council is progressing investment plans in two key leisure projects that will modernise facilities, support healthier communities and deliver new homes for local people.
Date:
17th March 2026
Tower Hamlets awarded Bronze from Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance

Tower Hamlets awarded Bronze from Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance

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Tower Hamlets Council has been awarded the bronze standard from the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance.
Date:
17th March 2026

Tower Hamlets unveils new plans to tackle antisocial behaviour and improve housing

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Tower Hamlets Council has unveiled two major new plans to crack down on anti‑social behaviour and fix the borough's growing housing pressures - responding directly to the top concerns raised in its latest Annual Residents Survey.
Date:
17th March 2026
Council announces free swimming for families and more adult residents across Tower Hamlets

Council announces free swimming for families and more adult residents across Tower Hamlets

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New free swimming for families, allowing parents and carers in the borough to bring up to two children to family swim sessions and free swimming for men aged 35+.
Date:
16th March 2026
Idea Store Canary Wharf Reopens After £1.4m Transformation

Idea Store Canary Wharf Reopens After £1.4m Transformation

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Idea Store Canary Wharf has officially reopened following a £1.4 million refurbishment, unveiling refreshed spaces, upgraded facilities, and a welcoming environment designed for all residents and visitors.
Date:
13th March 2026
Former council office set to become new affordable housing site

Former council office set to become new affordable housing site

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Tower Hamlets Council has secured £1,117,648 from the Government's Brownfield Land Release Fund.
Date:
12th March 2026
Mother's Day bouquets at Columbia Road Flower Market to be wrapped by local schoolchildren's designs chosen by Quentin Blake

Mother's Day bouquets at Columbia Road Flower Market to be wrapped by local schoolchildren's designs chosen by Quentin Blake

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The Love Columbia Road School Design Competition invited local schoolchildren to create artwork that would be printed on the paper used by traders to wrap bouquets sold at the market on Mother's Day. The initiative was organised by the council's Markets team to celebrate the borough's vibrant market spaces and support the Love Tower Hamlets campaign.
Date:
12th March 2026
Tower Hamlets moves to unlock 52,000-home pipeline

Tower Hamlets moves to unlock 52,000-home pipeline

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Tower Hamlets has set out how it will deliver its 52,000-home growth pipeline under Future Places, packaging publicly controlled land, direct council development and major regeneration sites into a single market-facing programme
Date:
10th March 2026
Development partners sign deal to accelerate delivery of 223 affordable homes for Tower Hamlets

Development partners sign deal to accelerate delivery of 223 affordable homes for Tower Hamlets

Description
Berkeley and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets have signed a deal that will see 223 homes for social rent delivered several years ahead of schedule, supported by a grant from the GLA.
Date:
9th March 2026
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