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We have written before about public libraries dumping books in skips for land fill and now The East London Advertiser informs us that Tower Hamlets are to bin its almost entire collection of 30,000 specialist foreign language books. French, German and Portuguese collections stored at Bethnal Green Library are no longer wanted and most have never been borrowed. The books occupy some 1,000 shelves and...
Why, it's Mr Recycle More , of course. Tower Hamlets' answer to Wall-E hit the streets of Spitalfields yesterday to preach the green gospel. If we've learned anything from the movies, he's sure to go bad, overthrow his masters and smash up the controversial market development in a telling victory for the little people, ironically delivered by a 15-foot fuchsia mechanoid. But before he does so, he'll...
Following on from the Rudolf Rocker and Eleanor Marx stuff I posted, here's some more East End radical history and radical present: Ian Bone: Daily Mail and the cops attack Peter The Painter and his Tower Hamlets legacy Whitechapel Anarchist Group: newly formed group with cool freesheet and blog October means the Anarchist Book Fair , this year in the East End. One of the highlights include an appearance...
Last night I joined Simon Hughes ands the new Liberal Democrat PPC for Bethnal Green and Bow, Ajmal Masroor, to break the fast with an iftar meal with Tower Hamlets local party stalwarts and some leading members of the Banglatown community in one of the biggest restaurants in Brick Lane. The place was heaving, and [...]
Yesterday I went to Tower Hamlets to help out with campaigning in the new Poplar and Limehouse parliamentary constituency (CLP). West Ham CLP is twinned with this seat, which is held by Labour MP, Jim Fitzpatrick. Jim is supposed to be facing the utterly loathsome, George Galloway, as his “Respect” opponent in the next General election. The SWP/bigots coalition has largely collapsed recently, so the...
A new recycling plan throughout Tower Hamlets is resulting in less rubbish at Whitechapel Market. The new scheme is allowing market traders to divide their waste into organic matter -- think produce and the less tasty bits of animals -- and dry recyclables such as plastics and cardboard. Rubbish is collected twice daily, and the massive bins used will be fitted with locks to prevent cross-contamination...
UK - London's Tower Hamlets is known as one of the city's less well off areas. Yet one of its schools, Morpeth in the Bethnal Green district, has done particularly well, with a £13.5m ...
Are Lib Dems and Labour really Montagues and Capulets, or Sharks and Jets of Tower Hamlets? Super scooper scribbler Ted Jeory casts these parties and star crossed lovers Stephanie and David as "opposites" . Though surely the Libs will be lucky to scrape fourth in Bethnal Green and Bow? Even the Tories have nicked a Trot or two. Nevermind. Can readers name any interesting precedents? Outside Verona...
Another Brutalist landmark is under threat of demolition. This time it's Robin Hood Gardens in Poplar, East London. Designed by Alison and Peter Smithson, and completed in 1972, it looks likely that the local council, Tower Hamlets, will demolish the...
This is part post, part request for information. That is to say, has anyone else found or seen articles on this? According to a very few news sources, a walking tour of 'sites of Jewish interest' were stoned by 'asian youths' in the Whitechapel/Tower Hamlets area of East London. Since first hearing about this, I've only been able to find one , two ... just two actual reports on it , plus one en passant...
Following the publication of the latest league tables for 2007 GSCE results , it can be revealed that the the Blackwall Tunnel provides a vital road link between the top two low performing London Boroughs - Greenwich and Tower Hamlets. In 2007, 34% of Greenwich students achieved at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C - including English and maths GCSEs , while the same level of achievement was attained...
Yesterday at the Old Bailey, three young men, Sodrul Islam, Delwar Hussain and Mamoon Hussain, were convicted of the attempted murder of a thirty-one year old fourth man, John Payne. The attempted murder took place in April 2006 on the Clichy estate in Stepney in London's Tower Hamlets. continued on the Centre for Social Cohesion blog .
Bethnal Green is situated in the lovely London borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. Tower Hamlets is one of five London boroughs that has been designated to host the 2012 Olympics! With museums, sports stadiums and parks galore, renting this one-bedroom apartment in Bethnal Green in Tower Hamlets near the bustling Canary Wharf is [...]
So here's what looks like a new Banksy in Bethnal Green. Looking pretty damn fresh too with it's line marking paint (all of which should make it that bit more difficult to erase).
A quality new Banksy in Bethnal Green.... hopefully he can stick 'em up as fast as Tower Hamlets rip 'em down. Twats. It's seemingly influenced by 'the flower guy' Michael De Feo So after a great many reminders and a few sharp pokes in the ribs, I finally got a mix recorded for Mdme Modyfier. It's 75 minutes of the finest Detroit sounds of the past 20-odd years (plus one from LA that
