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- Anti-social behaviour is one of the top concerns for Tower Hamlets residents, in response, the council is investing £3.7 million to upgrade CCTV infrastructure across 26 estate blocks in Tower Hamlets.
- Date:
- 29th October 2025
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- Tower Hamlets Council has launched its new Early Help Strategy 2025-2028, setting out its plans to make support easier to access for babies, children, young people and families across the borough.
- Date:
- 28th October 2025
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- Over 300 professionals from across the family justice system came together at Tower Hamlets Town Hall for the East London Family Justice Board's (ELFJB) annual conference this month, focused on improving outcomes for children and families.
- Date:
- 28th October 2025
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- 150 residents attended an afternoon tea with The Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, and Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, Cllr Sabina Akhtar.
- Date:
- 27th October 2025
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- Nearly 100 foster and kinship carers were celebrated at Tower Hamlets Council's annual carers celebration event on Friday 10 October, held during National Kinship Care Week.
- Date:
- 24th October 2025
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- Tower Hamlets is celebrating a £432,716 investment to refurbish and upgrade its football pitches at Mile End – part of the council's wider programme to enhance leisure facilities for residents across the borough.
- Date:
- 21st October 2025
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- At 1pm today, the Metropolitan Police issued a statement on the planned protests this weekend.
- Date:
- 21st October 2025
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- Tower Hamlets Council has been successful in persuading the Metropolitan Police to reverse its decision close the front counter at Bethnal Green Police Station.
- Date:
- 15th October 2025
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- Bold, heartwarming and poignant performances, events and activities based on the theme of kindness will be played out across Tower Hamlets this November, with the return of the borough's leading theatre festival, A Season of Bangla Drama.
- Date:
- 15th October 2025
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- The Bancroft and Wickford Street development, delivered by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, was selected by a panel of experts for its inclusive, sustainable, and community-focused design. The Housing Design Awards are supported by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, the Royal Institute of British Architects, and the Royal Town Planning Institute.
- Date:
- 8th October 2025