Prescribing joy: Social prescribing and the future of community health in Tower Hamlets
Social prescribing, pioneered by organisations in Tower Hamlets, has revolutionised how we care for each other in the community but
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Pop-up Repair Café workshops to be held across the borough throughout 2024
Bromley-by-Bow Centre has teamed up with other charities in the borough to launch a programme of pop-up Repair Cafés helping
Read MoreNew Family Hub advice centre to increase services for young adults up to 25
The Isle of Dogs Children and Family Care Centre in Millwall Park reopened on 15 February as a Family Hub
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Victorian steamship SS Robin returns home to Blackwall
Just 150 meters from its construction site in 1890, the last remaining Victorian Steamship SS Robin has returned to Blackwall.
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Poplar HARCA and Tower Hamlets Community Housing boards agree to merger
Around 3,000 homes managed by Tower Hamlets Community Housing to be affected as they merge with Poplar HARCA The boards
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HSBC Canary Wharf Extinction Rebellion protesters found not guilty
Nine Extinction Rebellion protesters found not-guilty for breaking windows at HSBC headquarters in Canary Wharf. Nine Extinction Rebellion protesters, all
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New 952 home development approved for Poplar, despite concerns about affordable housing along A12
A new development for Poplar has been approved by the council delivering 952 homes, despite concerns about affordable housing being
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Strike set to shut down DLR for two days on 7 and 8 November
DLR workers will strike next week in a dispute over pay with no service expected across the DLR on Tuesday
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Trial of Extinction Rebellion women who broke HSBC HQ windows in Canary Wharf starts
The trial of nine Extinction Rebellion women accused of causing over half a million pounds of damage at the HSBC
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Drivers to be charged Blackwall Tunnel toll from 2025
Starting in 2025, authorities will charge all drivers a toll for using Blackwall Tunnel and the nearby under-construction Silvertown Tunnel.
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Knitting the Air exhibition in Poplar extended after a packed opening weekend
Community knitters are raising awareness of Poplar air pollution, with their Knitting the Air exhibition extended after a packed opening
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Poplar’s Leaders in Community receive new grant to continue work with young people affected by violence
Poplar charity Leaders in Community has received funding from the Mayor of London to continue work with young people affected
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