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- John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, has released the following statement following recent media coverage of the way that councils interact with the Home Office in relation to rough sleepers.
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- 22/07/2019
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- Ofsted has rated Tower Hamlets Council's Children's Service as 'good', just two years after the service was given an 'inadequate' rating.
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- 22/07/2019
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- Following feedback from an extensive two stage public consultation on proposals to establish a parish council for the Spitalfields & Banglatown and Weavers areas in Tower Hamlets, councillors have decided to keep the existing governance arrangements.
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- 19/07/2019
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- School streets are the backbone of the mayoral commitment to deliver a total of 50 'School Streets' (streets with reduced air pollution levels) outside primary schools in the borough by 2022.
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- 17/07/2019
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- Sir John McDougall Gardens on the Isle of Dogs has been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the country's top parks.
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- 16/07/2019
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- Since deciding to suspend the trial in Bow this weekend we've heard a variety of views from our residents.
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- 15/07/2019
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- Proposals to build 17 new council homes on the site of a former children's home have been given the go ahead.
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- 15/07/2019
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- Tower Hamlets Council will be undertaking a traffic management trial in Bow from Saturday 13 – Sunday 21 July as part of its £15 million Liveable Streets programme to tackle air pollution, improve road safety and encourage active travel.
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- 12/07/2019
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- Tower Hamlets Council is giving residents the chance to win tickets to see some of the world's top track and field athletes in action in East London on Sunday 21 July.
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- 11/07/2019
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- HEAR Award and Pride Flag
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- 10/07/2019