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According to a recent study by Compare The Market’s car insurance team, Tower Hamlets has been named as one of the most expensive boroughs in London to own a car. The study analysed customer data to calculate the average cost of owning a car, including petrol or diesel costs, car insurance, MOT fees, car tax fees, and yearly mileage. The …

Tower Hamlets Community Housing has been downgraded to G3/V3 status by the Regulator of Social Housing after breaching economic standards, according to a regulatory judgement published on 23 March 2023. The regulator’s investigation found weaknesses in the governance and financial position of the housing provider, with the board failing to manage risks appropriately or show that it has mitigations in …

Tower Hamlets Council has recently made a groundbreaking decision to recognise Cockney English as the vernacular of the East End. This decision marks the first-ever formal recognition of Cockney as a community language, a landmark moment that has been welcomed by campaigners behind the first Modern Cockney Festival. The festival runs from March 3rd to April and aims to celebrate …

A man from Tower Hamlets has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after brutally stabbing his ex-girlfriend 18 times in a frenzied attack. Robin Ibrahim, 28, lured his ex-girlfriend to a car park in Billet Lane, Hornchurch, in June 2021 under the pretence of paying her back a substantial sum of money he owed her. However, when they arrived …

Tower Hamlets Council has announced plans to fund free school meals for all primary and secondary school students, regardless of their parents’ income. The move makes Tower Hamlets the first council in the country to offer free school meals to every secondary school pupil up to the age of 16. The council has been funding free lunches for primary school …

Police are currently on the scene outside Bow Church DLR and Bow Road E3, dealing with a serious road traffic collision. According to reports, at around 04:38 am, the London Ambulance Service received a call regarding a female who had been hit by a car. The female is currently receiving treatment for serious injuries that are potentially life-threatening and changing. …

Faulty e-bike lithium-ion batteries are believed to have caused two major fires in flats in Limehouse and Aldgate this month. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) reported that the first fire took place on Osborn Street in Aldgate on 23 February, resulting in one bedroom and a hallway in a five-storey building being completely destroyed. Two men suffered from smoke inhalation …

Tower Hamlets has taken a significant step in improving community safety by installing life-saving bleed control kits around the borough. The equipment will help stop severe bleeding during emergencies, such as car accidents, sports injuries, and other incidents that result in significant blood loss. Residents of Tower Hamlets can now access five bleed control kits situated at strategic locations, including …

Tower Hamlets Council has approved a new budget for 2023/24, aimed at supporting residents through the cost of living crisis and investing in the future of community safety, housing, leisure, and climate change. At a special Full Council meeting held on Wednesday 1 March, the new budget was given the green light, which includes freezing the Tower Hamlets element of …

London’s historic Royal London Hospital building, which has been derelict since 2013 when the hospital moved to a new building, reopened as the new Town Hall in Whitechapel on Tuesday. The Grade II listed building has served as a hospital and medical college for over four centuries and treated the wounded from two world wars, including being a maternity hospital. …

Shamima Begum, the teenager who left the UK to join ISIS, has lost her legal battle for British citizenship. Begum, who was just 15 when she left her home in Bethnal Green to join the extremist group, had been challenging the decision taken by then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid in 2019 to strip her of her British citizenship. On Monday, the …

Tower Hamlets, an independent-run borough in East London, is set to tap into its reserves and allocate tens of millions of pounds to keep council tax bills low and offer a cost-of-living support package. The move is aimed at helping residents who are grappling with the effects of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. To keep the tax bills low, Tower Hamlets …

Tower Hamlets’ borough chief executive, Will Tuckley, is to leave his role after seven and a half years in a “mutual” agreement with the council. The decision will need to be approved at the full council meeting on 1 March 2023. During his time as chief executive, Tuckley presided over 10 different elections and oversaw a ‘good’ rating from Ofsted …

On the morning of February 3, 2003, Margaret Muller, a 27-year-old artist from Wallis Road in East London, was tragically murdered while jogging in Victoria Park. Despite a thorough investigation and multiple reviews, her killer remains at large 20 years later. The Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Casework Team is re-appealing for any witnesses or information that may lead to a breakthrough …

Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort will embark on a historic visit to the vibrant heart of the British Bangladeshi community in Brick Lane on 8th February. The visit, hosted by British Bangladeshi Power and Inspiration (BBPI) co-founders, Ayesha Qureshi MBE JP and ClIr Abdal Ullah, will see a partnership between BBPI, Tower Hamlets Council, Brick Lane Business …

Khalid Ali made a statement in the ring last night, as the super-welterweight took down Ivica Gogosevic in just one round. The Croatian fighter, who entered the bout with a 12-45-2 record, was no match for the 5-0 Ali who made the contest light work. The opening round saw Gogosevic hit the canvas twice, first from a series of chopping …