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- Almost 300 new affordable homes - including more than 100 family-sized homes - have been given the go-ahead by Tower Hamlets Council. Members of the council's Strategic Development Committee last week approved changes to the Bow Common Gas Works development to provide an additional 210 affordable homes, including 67 homes with three or four bedrooms.
- Date:
- 23rd January 2025
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- Tower Hamlets Council has welcomed the appointment of three Government Envoys who will support the east London local authority on its continuous journey of improvement.
- Date:
- 22nd January 2025
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- More than 1,200 knives have been taken off the streets of Tower Hamlets since April 2024, thanks to six knife amnesty bins across the borough.
- Date:
- 21st January 2025
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- Tower Hamlets welcomes being named as the best place to live in East London
- Date:
- 16th January 2025
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- Ofsted has rated Tower Hamlets' Children's Services as 'Outstanding' - the highest rating attainable.
- Date:
- 13th January 2025
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- Three new, state-of-the-art learning spaces have been officially opened at Idea Store Watney Market.
- Date:
- 10th January 2025
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- Tower Hamlets Council's proposed three-year budget sets aside significant investment to provide new and additional support for families and vulnerable people as the cost-of-living pressures continue to bite.
- Date:
- 9th January 2025
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- The London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Countryside Partnerships (part of Vistry Group), a UK mixed-tenure developer, have signed a Pre-Construction Services Agreement for the regeneration of Harriott, Apsley & Pattison House.
- Date:
- 19th December 2024
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- Christmas and the new year are right around the corner, which means there will be service changes to normal council opening hours.
- Date:
- 18th December 2024
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- The High Court has handed down its ruling in favour of Tower Hamlets Council following a legal challenge.
- Date:
- 17th December 2024