Tower Hamlets News

• Torso In Regent's Park Canal Confirmed As EastEnders Actress

  

  A 35-year-old man has been arrested after a headless torso was found in the Regent's Canal.

• Bow Roundabout Given Redesign To Make It Safe For Cyclists

  

  A roundabout near the Olympic Park is being given a makeover to make it safe for cyclists after two were killed.

• EDL Banned From Tower Hamlets March

  

  Home Secretary Theresa May has blocked the EDL's plan to march through London on 3rd September.

• Tower Hamlets Considers Legal Action Over EDL March

  

  The council has told LBC it is considering legal action against the Government if it fails to ban a march by the English Defence League.

• Wilton's Music Hall Saved

  

  The world's oldest surviving music hall, which is in Tower Hamlets, was under threat after a lottery bid fell through.

• Chemical Spillage In Bow

  A block of flats in Bow has been evacuated - after a chemical spillage in the lobby.

• Bow Nightclub Murder Victim Named

  

  Police have released a picture of the man who was stabbed to death in a Bow nightclub on Sunday night.

• Education Workers March Through London

  

  They are protesting against Government cuts in Camden and Tower Hamlets.

• Two Die In Shadwell Fire

  

  A 52 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

• London Boroughs Have Highest Child Poverty Levels

  

  Tower Hamlets, Newham, Westminster and Hackney are amongst the ten worst affected areas in the whole UK.

• DLR Workers Vote For Strike

  

  Workers on the Docklands Light Railway have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action.

• No U-Turn on Olympic Marathon Route Change

  

  Tower Hamlets council is seeking a review of the decision - which see the borough missed out.

• Tower Hamlets Taking Olympic Marathon Decision to Court

  

  Tower Hamlets Council has told LBC it is seeking a judicial review of the decision to change the route.

• Labour Outcast Wins Mayor Election

  

  Lutfur Rahman is Tower Hamlets first elected Mayor after receiving almost 52% of votes.

• Seb Coe Says They're Not Ashamed Of East End

  

  Sebastian Coe's hit back at claims from a Tower Hamlets MP that changes to the Olympic marathon route are because they're ashamed of the East End.

• Tower Bridge Could Become Giant Advertisement

  

  An application has been put in to Tower Hamlets and Southwark Councils for temporary banners to be allowed on scaffolding on the landmark.

• 20,000 Sign Billingsgate Petition

  

  Workers are fighting plans to revoke by-laws which they say could threaten the market's future.

• 28 Escape from Tower Hamlets Fire

  

  It happened at an 11 storey building