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Significant concerns raised over 'deteriorating' finances at Tower Hamlets Council

The east London council is on course to spend £19 million over its budget for the financial year ending in March 2027

Evening Standard · Sep 29

Tower Hamlets bridge outrage: Council spends £2.3million consulting on new dock crossing that may be scrapped

The dock crossing was meant to be completed in 2024 but building costs have now ballooned to £25 million

Evening Standard · Aug 15

OPINION - Jeremy Corbyn: Why I'm supporting independents to defeat Labour in London on May 7

The Your Party leader says the local elections will ‘show what happens when the Left comes together’ as he reveals why he’s backing pro-Gaza independent candidates in Labour’s London heartlands

Evening Standard · Apr 22

Minister 'appalled' as London councillors stand in Bangladesh elections

Communities Secretary Steve Reed has written to Tower Hamlets Council

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2025

London council launches festival against far-right 'fear and hate' following Elon Musk comment about East End

Tower Hamlets Council said it will host functions celebrating east London’s diversity and rich history of migration

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2025

Housing in east London borough hit by 'shoddy workmanship' from repair firms, mayor says

Lutfur Rahman said he believed Tower Hamlets Council’s housing repair service was ‘not fit for purpose’

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2025

Outrage as 4-Star Hotel in London to Welcome Hundreds of Asylum Seekers

Protests erupt at Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf as it prepares to house asylum seekers. Eggs thrown, police deployed, and costs hit £3bn yearly. Tensions rise over immigration policy, with locals and politicians divided.

International Business Times UK · Jul 24, 2025

Hero hound sniffs out 'potentially dangerous' Viagra tablets in east London

The springer spaniel detected a suspicious scent coming from the back of a bike while on patrol in east London

Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025

Canary Wharf student rooms skyscraper gets go-ahead as City Hall overrules council

Deputy mayor says project will help tackle housing crisis and boost economic growth, months after Tower Hamlets Council refused scheme

Evening Standard · May 13, 2025

London pub fined £20k by council for playing 'pop music with loud bass'

The Dockers’ Inn in Wapping was taken to court after a local complained about noise

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025