Cannabis factory found in previous Island Police Station - sold off by Labour Monday, 25 July, 2022 Police discovered a large scale cannabis factory operating in the former Isle of Dogs Police station which had been sold off by Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan in February. Cllr Peter Golds campaigned heavily against the police station closure alongside all Island Conservative candidates and residents. We were deeply disappointed at the decision of closing down the only police station on the Island... Local News
Rahman tries to sell off more of our borough’s heritage 1st December 2012 Respect-backed Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, was accused of selling off more of Tower Hamlets’ heritage – after deciding to sell a famous statue gifted... Local News
Boris delivers investment for Tower Hamlets transport 21st November 2012 Conservative Mayor of London Boris Johnson has provided a major boost to Tower Hamlets’ commuters, after pledging £3.5 million in investment on improvements to... Local News
Cllr Snowdon Leads Opposition To Mayor’s Plan To Sell ‘Old Flo’ 7th November 2012 Cllr David Snowdon (Conservative, Millwall Ward) on Tuesday evening led opposition to Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s plans to sell off Tower Hamlets’ Henry Moore ‘Old... Local News
TOWER HAMLETS SECURES £77M OF GOVERNMENT HOUSING CASH 4th November 2012 The Conservative-led Government has pledged £77 million of funding over the next two years to improve housing on Tower Hamlets. Local News
Not on Mother Kelly's Doorstep ! 13th September 2012 On Wednesday 12th September, Tower Hamlets Development Committee deferred a decision to grant planning consent for a new hotel on the Balls Brothers site... Local News
Fighting Isle of Dogs Overdevelopment 17th August 2012 On Thursday 16 August the council’s Strategic Development Committee rejected by 3 votes to 0 the proposal to rebuild the ASDA store at Crossharbour and... Local News
Canary Wharf Crossrail Taking Shape! 17th August 2012 Cllr Peter Golds and Sir Edward Lister, Chief of Staff to Mayor Boris Johnson, today toured the site of the new Crossrail station at Canary Wharf. Local News
A Capital Effort Cleaning Up The Island! 29th July 2012 Isle of Dogs Councillors Tim Archer (Blackwall and Cubitt Town), Peter Golds (Blackwall and Cubitt Town) and David Snowdon (Millwall) took part in the July... Local News
Mayor Rahman Sells Off Limehouse Library — What Next? 29th July 2012 The library on Commercial Road, which served the local community from 1901 to 2003, was sold to a restaurant company for just £945,000 by Mayor Lutfur Rahman... Local News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News
