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- Unmesh Desai has been elected as the London Assembly Member for the City and East Constituency, following elections that took place on Thursday 2 May.
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- 4th May 2024
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- 98.3 per cent of children due to start primary school in September have been offered a place at one of their preferred primary schools - a higher proportion than last year.
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- 16th April 2024
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- On 1 May 2024, the council is bringing the management of seven leisure centres in-house.
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- 4th April 2024
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- A new alternative provision school is set to open in Tower Hamlets, following a successful joint application to the Department for Education between Mulberry Schools Trust and Tower Hamlets Council.
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- 27th March 2024
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- On Thursday 2 May voters across London will go to the polls to elect the Mayor of London, 14 members of the London Assembly, that represent London's 14 Constituencies, and 11 Assembly Members who will represent the whole of London.
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- 27th March 2024
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- A project aimed at supporting families through the cost of living crisis by providing free essential items has reached more than 4,000 residents since it launched, new figures have confirmed.
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- 26th March 2024
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- Satisfaction levels in the borough's library service have reached a record high of 95% according to a new survey.
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- 25th March 2024
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- Tower Hamlets Council has launched a Women's Commission to cultivate a strong, inclusive, and fair borough, which supports and empowers local women, and creates equality of opportunity in work, public, social or family life.
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- 19th March 2024
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- Want to become a No Place for Hate Champions? Find out how
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- 15th March 2024
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- The number of people who approached Tower Hamlets Council as homeless or at risk of homelessness rose by 25.6 per cent in the first quarter of last year, compared to the same period the year before.
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- 15th March 2024