Tower Hamlets News

Headteachers take home the best salary in London
A total of 17 school staff in Tower Hamlets earn six-figure salaries, more than in any other London borough. A total of 200 head teachers across London schools earn over £100,000 a year, with twelve of the highest earners being paid more than £150,000 a year, it has been revealed on Tuesday.

Tower Hamlets second most improved GCSE results
Figures released by the Government last week show Tower Hamlets is the second most improved local authority for GCSE results in the country.

500 signatures to prevent council service closure
More than 500 people have signed a petition against the planned closure of Rushmead One Stop Shop in Bethnal Green. At One Stop Shop, Tower Hamlets residents can access a variety of council services, make benefits inquiries, get help for elderly relatives, and apply for parking permits.

Tower Hamlets man admits guilt in terror plot
A 21-year-old man from the Isle of Dogs has admitted yesterday to plotting a terrorist attack on the London Stock Exchange along with three other men.

Unemployment levels in Tower Hamlets and Hackney among the worst in the country
Tower Hamlets is suffering from the one of the highest levels of unemployment in the country. Unemployment has reached 13.2 per cent in the borough, making it the third highest of all the London Boroughs and fifth out of 415 regions and local authorities in the UK.

LGBT history month launched in east London
Tower Hamlets activists will kick off LGBT History Month tonight with a talk held at the Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives on Bancroft Road.

Housing scheme launch exposes desperate need
Nine long-term empty flats in Tower Hamlets are now being used as short-term lets for people in need of housing following a project run by the Phoenix Community Co-operative and Poplar HARCA.

Plans submitted for Tower Hamlets' £500m Robin Hood Estate
An outline planning application has been submitted for the regeneration of the Blackwall Reach area, including the controversial Robin Hood Estate in Tower Hamlets in London.

VP&TH have the summer league leaders
TWO Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets AC athletes currently head the individual standings for the senior age group in the Summer League 10 kilometre road race series. Both Rob Birchley and Emily Mosedale placed fifth at the latest run in the series which took