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LemFi launches its biggest product expansion yet
LEMFI, THE financial platform for people building lives across borders, today (21st October) announced the launch of its new global brand platform, “Ambition has no passport”, alongside a completely rebuilt app, launching the largest product expansion in its history. A rebuilt app brings transf...
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Peanut bar was wrapped in toffee bar wrapper
A BIG mistake by Halo Foods Limited could have ended in tragedy. Their Skinny Crunch Light Peanut Butter Bars were accidentally wrapped in Skinny Whip Toffee bar wrappers – so peanuts were not included in the list of ingredients on the wrapper. This is especially serious as peanut allergies can ca...
Council holds Celebration Evening for foster carers
FOSTER AND kinship carers were recognised at a Celebration Evening held by Tower Hamlets Council. Mayor Lutfur Rahman came along to meet carers and add his personal congratulations to those of the Council. These carers open their homes – and their hearts – to children and young people across Tow...
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Tuna recalled because “use by” date is wrong
THERE HAS been a “labelling error” with Waitrose own-brand Tuna Pate. The label on the tubs states that the “use by” date is 17th December. In fact, the correct “use by” date is 17th October. The tuna comes in a 115g pack. It is unsafe to eat. If you have a tub of this tuna ... The post ...
Struggling to pay rent? Help is available
SOMETIMES IT’S hard to keep up with all your bills. They keep going up, but your income doesn’t. An emergency can destroy your budget. You just need a little bit of help to get you on your feet again. Mayor Lutfur Rahman understands the real problems that residents experience when trying to cope...
Dagenham chimney fire – a safety warning to us all
A CHIMNEY fire is no small event. The one in a house in Rosedale Road, Dagenham on Sunday needed three fire engines and around 20 firefighters to attend the property to bring the blaze under control. The fire was in a mid-terraced, two-storey house. One adult and two children left the property befor...
Season of Bangla Drama returns to Tower Hamlets
“CURIOUS” is the theme of the annual heritage and creative expression festival that is the Season of Bangla Drama – and playwrights have responded to the challenge in a variety of ways. Let’s ask Mayor Lutfur Rahman to explain why residents – and the wider Bangla community – look forward...
Imported salmonella eggs identified
A MASS salmonella outbreak some weeks ago was fairly quickly attributed to “imported eggs”, which were later identified as eggs from Ukraine. These eggs were not usually on general sale, but they were being supplied to the catering industry. British eggs are each individually stamped, so retail ...
Sounds on Sunday: 50 years ago – 1976-26
FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. This week 50 years ago, Mississippi by “Pussycat” were still at number one in the charts. This gives...
Police and Council partnership recovers stolen goods
CRIME RELATED to mobile phones was the target of a national police operation throughout September. In Tower Hamlets, police joined forces with Tower Hamlets Council’s “Regulatory Service” team to bring local results. As part of the partnership working, neighbourhood police teams conducted “i...
Police want witnesses to fatal collision in Hackney
A MOPED driver died in a collision with a car on Thursday, 15th October. The collision occurred on the Lea Bridge Road, near Chatsworth Road, in Hackney, just after 7pm. Now the Metropolitan Police are asking for anyone who witnessed the accident to come forward and help them with their investigatio...
Mayor and Deputy work together on fighting poverty
TOWER HAMLETS Council has marked Challenge Poverty Week (12-18th October) by “shining a spotlight” on the wide range of support services it has in place to help residents with the cost of living. The Council has an ongoing commitment to tackle poverty and reduce inequality in Tower Hamlets. It r...
Romford flat severely damaged in fire
IT WAS just past 2pm on 13th October when the first of six calls came into the London Fire Brigade control centre, reporting a fire in a flat which was part of a terraced house in Westfield Gardens, Romford. Crews from Ilford, Dagenham, Hainault and other nearby fire stations attended the blaze. The...
Cable Street: proud of our past, hope for our future
THE 90TH anniversary of the battle of Cable Street was marked on 4th October. It was not just an occasion to be nostalgic – it also marked the subsequent history of immigration and growing Tower Hamlets into a harmonious borough. Now the Council is running two exhibitions to remind us of the past ...
Narrow squeak for residents in Mile End flat fire
FIREFIGHTERS came to the rescue of residents of a block of flats in Mile End last week when they acted quickly to put out a fire on the second floor of the six-storey block. Firefighters came from Poplar, Millwall, Shadwell and Bethnal Green fire stations to tackle the blaze. The first report of the...
Hate speech found on Council Facebook page
TOWER HAMLETS Council has put quite a lot of effort into promoting the events being held by various organisations around the Borough to mark Hate Crime Awareness Week. However, hate speech appears to have crept onto its Facebook page and stayed there – despite the Council’s slogan that Tower Ham...
Fifth man charged with Newham murder
FOUR MEN had already appeared in Court to face murder charges after the death of Masum Miah in Newham. Now a fifth man has also been charged with murder. It was in the early hours of 18th August that reports of a shooting in St Bartholomew’s Road, Newham. The emergency services attended, but the v...
Deputy Mayor leads defence of D7 bus (again)
A FIRM “NO” came from a meeting of Tower Hamlets Council last week – in response to a proposal from Transport for London (TfL) to “restructure” bus routes on the Isle of Dogs. There was unity in the Town Hall as ASPIRE’s Deputy Mayor Cllr Maium Talukdar and Isle of Dogs Conservative coun...
Tower Hamlets Council marks Black History Month
OCTOBER IS Black History Month, and Tower Hamlets Council has put together a programme of free events and activities to celebrate, learn and enjoy – but has the Council been proactive, or is it just compiling listings? Some events are in Council venues, such as “Communities of Liberation: Discov...
Christmas cookies allergens are not in English
A POPULAR duo of Christmas treats have been withdrawn from sale for an unusual reason: the allergens they contain are not listed on the label in English. They have been on sale in Home Bargain stores. The presence of an allergen – such as common ingredients like milk and flour – does not mean th...