The cut to winter fuel allowance has proved to be a controversial measure introduced by the government but one local council is stepping in to help pensioners. Tower Hamlets Council is offering ...

The government will send ministerial envoys into Tower Hamlets Council to tackle failing governance and local accountability. Local government minister Jim McMahon said it was "both necessary and ...

Tower Hamlets is the second-highest ranked borough for domestic abuse cases in London. Last week, hundreds of people gathered for a rally outside Tower Hamlets Town Hall in support of the workers.

Nothing says winter quite like the ... The Line is London’s first dedicated public art walk. It connects three boroughs (Newham, Tower Hamlets and Greenwich), running between the Queen Elizabeth ...

An east London council will use dogs to sweep its parks for drugs and weapons under a new £8m ‘Anti-Crime Task Force’ unveiled on Thursday. Under the new taskforce, Tower Hamlets enforcement ...

Ministers formally intervened in the running of Tower Hamlets council on Wednesday after ... initiatives such as universal free school meals, winter fuel payments for pensioners, grants for ...

Kim Bromley-Derry has been appointed as ministerial envoy at Tower Hamlets LBC, with Pam Parkes and Shokat Lal serving as assistant envoys, the local government minister has announced. The previous ...