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Trees now up for 'adoption' to help make East End greener

Volunteers planting trees at Bethnal Green's Meath Gardens in 2017.

Environment News

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Thousands of new street trees are to be planted in the East End to encourage people to "adopt" and look after a tree through a sponsorship scheme.
Free school meals for children at Poplar's Woolmore Primary.

Research shows 5,000 more East End children in poverty over six years

Mike Brooke

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Naval Cmdr John  Ludgate receives Freedom of Borough award in 2018 from Tower Hamlets chief executive Will Tuckley 

Search is on for next Tower Hamlets Freedom of the Borough award recipient

Mike Brooke

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Cul-de-sac off Buxton Street where land-owner says Tower Hamlets Council wrongly painted yellow lines.

Drivers fight Tower Hamlets for years over 'clamping on private land'

Mike Brooke

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Unmesh Desai... people peddle power used to make a smoothie.  

Assembly member peddles pro-cycling 'on your bike' message to east London

Mike Brooke

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Crossharbour town centre plans on Isle of Dogs

Housing

Crossharbour scheme for 2,000 new homes on Isle of Dogs is halted

Mike Brooke

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Renters' Charter began in 2016 after a 12-month protest campaign by tenants who often faced eviction on a landlord's whim

Housing

Renters' Charter gets five year extension

Mike Brooke

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The 500-year-old mulberry tree at Bethnal Green 

500-year-old mulberry tree saved in High Court victory for campaigners

Mike Brooke

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"Lady Lane" stallholders... women traders making their mark down "The Lane" on Sundays

Petticoat Lane gets a makeover with its own festival — after 500 years

Mike Brooke

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Police patrol picks up discarded gas canisters during a sweep for weapons along Bethnal Green's Roman Road.

Using laughing gas in public is banned in the East End

Mike Brooke

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Keeping check on Isle of Dogs expansion... legal Neighbourhood Plan now adopted by Tower Hamlets Council

Legal Neighbourhood Plan adopted to keep check on Isle of Dogs development

Mike Brooke

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Massive developments on Isle of Dogs now face checks and balances after referendum victory

'Halt to development draining services' after win for neighbourhood plan

Mike Brooke

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63,000 vote to keep elected mayor for next 10 years while just 18,000 said no

Elections

Tower Hamlets votes to keep directly-elected mayoral post

Mike Brooke

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No fun when boilers break down... tenants in Bow Common sent petition to their social landlords to get them fixed

Hundreds of boilers break down in the East End during pandemic

Mike Brooke

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Lutfur Rahman (left) and John Biggs last went head-to-head for mayor in 2014 at this London Citizens hustings 

Local Election | Opinion

Mayor or leader: Your choice on May 6

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Iconic Grade II-listed Truman's chimney dominates Brick Lane... it's future now up in the air

Decision on future of Old Truman Brewery site deferred

Mike Brooke

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Teenagers protest at Globe Road in Stepney Green in 2016 over their youth club closing 

Coronavirus

Tackling Covid blamed for yet more threats to public services

Mike Brooke

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Lutfur Rahman... addresses Mile End rally of supporters a week after his ban from office in 2015

Politicians join forces on referendum about Tower Hamlets mayor

Mike Brooke

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How local authority sees a traffic free Brick Lane

Tower Hamlets Town Hall proposes curbs on cars on Brick Lane

Mike Brooke

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Mass protest at global warming that brought Whitechapel Road to a grinding halt in 2019

'We'll help stop global warming by recycling more' Tower Hamlets council...

Mike Brooke

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Redbridge Town Hall lit up orange in memory of Sarah Everard

Women's Safety

Town halls light up orange in memory of Sarah Everard

Rachael Burford, Local Democracy Reporting Service

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Tower Hamlets council declares war on "hate crime against women"

Council slams Met Police over clashes at Sarah Everard vigil

Mike Brooke

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Government's Kickstart programme could lead to jobs or apprenticeships like these two working for TfL

Hundreds get on jobs ladder with 'Kickstart' placements after Covid crisis

Mike Brooke

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The Tower of London

Tower Hamlets to look into applying to become Royal borough

Rachael Burford, Local Democracy Reporting Service

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On target... aiming for Tower Hamlets 'royal' status

Why Tower Hamlets should be a 'royal' borough after Covid

Mike Brooke

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Author Kate Thompson "going underground" to save Bethnal Green public library

'War of words' at Tower Hamlets cabinet meeting stops library closures

Mike Brooke

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Pensions minister Guy Opperman... urging retired people to claim Pension Credit

London

Elderly in east London may be entitled Pension Credit, minister reveals

Mike Brooke

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Rents campaign to stop illegal evictions finally led to action against rogue landlords

Tower Hamlets Council

Why rogue East End landlords had to pay back £200,000 to renters

Mike Brooke

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Tower Hamlets Covid vaccination programme is under way

Tonight online from Tower Hamlets: All you want to know about Covid vaccine

Mike Brooke

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Getting ready for 2021 national population count

Tower Hamlets gets ready for census count for real after rehearsal

Mike Brooke

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