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John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, is inviting all residents, particularly from Fish Island, to the next, 'Ask the Mayor' session on Wednesday 21 June, at Hub67, 67 Rothbury Road, E9 5HA from 7.30pm–9pm. The Ask the Mayor Question and Answer session will focus on the future of the Fish Island area and gives local people the chance to put questions to Mayor Biggs and quiz him about plans for the area and the wider borough. The Mayor has also invited representatives from the police and the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to join him, to respond to concerns about anti-social behaviour and the management of development on Fish Island. The event is open to any Tower Hamlets resident. To attend, and you can sign up at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/have-your-say-on-fish-islands-futur...

The vital contribution carers of all ages make to community and family life in Tower Hamlets is being highlighted as part of national Carers Week from 12-18 June. Most people are likely to become a carer at some point in their life, giving unpaid support to a relative, partner or friend who cannot manage without help. There are about 19,356 people in Tower Hamlets, who provide some form of unpaid care. And 3,326 of these are young carers under the age of 25. The theme for this year's Carers Week is 'building carer friendly communities'. The council works in partnership with organisations including Carers Centre Tower Hamlets, to offer a range of support to help carers in their role. The council also worked with professionals in health and social care, voluntary and community groups, the ca...

Tower Hamlets Council is commissioning projects to help enhance the sense of belonging in communities based in Aldgate East and Mile End. The projects aim to support the diversity of people's backgrounds, build more positive relationships between different people and increase participation in neighbourhood life. People who live in or who have a work, family or educational connection to Aldgate East and Mile End are urged to complete a short survey to help the council design the right projects for the areas. Residents with no connection to Aldgate East and Mile End can also give their views on community cohesion in Tower Hamlets to inform other cohesion work in the borough. Consultation opens on Tuesday 13 June and closes on Monday 24 July, 2017 at 11:59pm. To take part in the survey go to ...

Tower Hamlets Council is asking residents to take part in "The Great Get Together" picnic in Victoria Park on Sunday 18 June in honour of Jo Cox MP who was tragically murdered last year. In celebration of Jo's belief that people have more in common than differences, people up and down the country are organising events as part of the nation-wide festivities during the 16-18 June. The initiative is being organised by the Jo Cox Foundation, set up in her memory and comes at just the right time after recent terror attacks in London and Manchester which have sought to polarise communities. Jo's death had particular resonance in Tower Hamlets as she lived in the borough with her husband and two children in a houseboat. The special free event at Victoria Park will have live music on the bandstand...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka today for London en route to Sweden on a three-day bilateral tour to the Scandinavian country at the invitation of her Swedish counterpart Stefan Löfven. This will be the first-ever bilateral visit by any head of state or government of Bangladesh to Sweden, which is expected to expand cooperation between the two countries on a number of bilateral and regional issues. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage will depart Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12 noon. The flight is expected to land at Heathrow International Airport at 6:00 pm (local time). Seven countries in the Asia-Pacific region will extend duty facilities to 6,029 more goods exported by Bangladesh in line with a revised free trad...