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- Tower Hamlets schools have received over £250,000 of funding for projects derived from the 'sugar tax', the Soft Drinks Industry Levy allocated to schools through the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund (HPCF).
- Date:
- 04/06/2019
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- Eight Tower Hamlets public housing schemes have been recognised as being among the highest quality in London.
- Date:
- 30/05/2019
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- The eighth partnership operation to crack down on drug dealing has resulted in 39 arrests, the seizure of thousands of pounds and the confiscation of large amounts of crack cocaine and heroin.
- Date:
- 30/05/2019
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- Tower Hamlets' answer to Coachella, All Points East was a rousing success as headliners the Chemical Brothers, Primal Scream and Christine and the Queens put on electrifying sets.
- Date:
- 30/05/2019
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- Councillor Victoria Obaze was formally elected Speaker of the Council at the annual general meeting on Wednesday 15 May.
- Date:
- 30/05/2019
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- The council is launching a new campaign to promote the need for more BAME organ donors.
- Date:
- 30/05/2019
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- Get fit and help tackle air pollution by walking or cycling to work and school in June. Take the Breathe Clean Challenge.
- Date:
- 30/05/2019
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- The local Tower Hamlets votes in the 2019 European parliamentary elections have been officially declared by Will Tuckley, Chief Executive and Returning Officer for Tower Hamlets Council.
- Date:
- 26/05/2019
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- The Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, hosted a citizenship ceremony on Friday 17 May at the Tower of London, where 36 new British citizens swore their allegiance to Queen and country in front of friends and family.
- Date:
- 22/05/2019
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- The council has surveyed the borough's highways to identify a four year programme of priority projects to tackle potholes, crumbling roads and uneven pavements.
- Date:
- 21/05/2019