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Tower Hamlets launches Anti Crime Task Force

Tower Hamlets launches Anti Crime Task Force

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Tower Hamlets invests £8m into community safety as it launches new Anti Crime Task Force
Date:
13th February 2025

eBay scammers handed suspended prison sentences

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TWO eBay traders operating in Mile End have been handed suspended prison sentences, after their 'sophisticated' counterfeits goods operation was exposed.
Date:
11th February 2025

Council statement on the planning application for the Chinese Embassy at the Royal Mint Court

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Council statement on the planning application for the Chinese Embassy at the Royal Mint Court.
Date:
7th February 2025
MOT test centre reopens for residents

MOT test centre reopens for residents

Description
The MOT test station on Silvocea Way is run by the council and has reopened to the public after a five-year closure.
Date:
4th February 2025
Town Hall event celebrates community heroes

Town Hall event celebrates community heroes

Description
A packed Grocers' Wing of Whitechapel Town Hall was the setting for the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Awards and Summit on Thursday 30 January.
Date:
3rd February 2025
Tower Hamlets Women's Awards return

Tower Hamlets Women's Awards return

Description
A Local Awards programme which recognises the achievements of women in Tower Hamlets has returned for a second successive year.
Date:
3rd February 2025

Rough sleepers helped off streets during cold snap

Description
Forty rough sleepers who were bedding down on the streets of the East End in freezing temperatures earlier this month, were helped off the streets and given shelter - as part of emergency cold-weather plans put into action.
Date:
24th January 2025
Hundreds of new affordable homes given green light

Hundreds of new affordable homes given green light

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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.
Date:
23rd January 2025

Tower Hamlets welcomes Government Envoys to the Council

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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
Over 1,200 knives removed from streets of Tower Hamlets

Over 1,200 knives removed from streets of Tower Hamlets

Description
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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