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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
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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
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- Tower Hamlets Council has secured £1,117,648 from the Government's Brownfield Land Release Fund.
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- 12th March 2026
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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
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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
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- 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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- Women's History Month and International Women's Day highlight council's support for women and girls
- Date:
- 5th March 2026
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- Housing service is making changes to how residents get in touch
- Date:
- 4th March 2026
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- A new, state-of-the-art provision for children with autism has officially opened at Hermitage Primary School this week. The site, named 'Athena', has been developed following recognition of the growing need for high-quality, specialist places within the borough, and has been designed to provide tailored support for primary school-aged children with autism.
- Date:
- 4th March 2026
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- Families across Tower Hamlets have received their secondary school offers for September 2026, with 96.6 per cent of pupils securing a place at one of their preferred schools – a higher proportion compared to last year's figure of 94.1 per cent, and higher than the London average (94.3 per cent).
- Date:
- 3rd March 2026