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Waste service strike

A number of Tower Hamlets Council frontline waste service workers and street cleansers will be going on strike from 18 September to 1 October due to a national pay dispute.

Despite the council working to maintain services for residents, the strike will impact collections and cleansing across the borough. We apologise in advance for the disruption this will cause.

Find out more about the strike.

Monitoring air pollution

Find out about air quality in the borough using our air quality monitoring map.

AirTEXT is a free air pollution alert service for residents who suffer from asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, heart disease or angina.

When air pollution levels are predicted to reach moderate or higher levels you will receive an SMS message, a voice mail or an email to warn you that pollution may be elevated the following day