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 Winter Plan 23rd November 2020 During this period of national restrictions, our COVID Winter Plan will the NHS, keeps children in school and lets the economy get moving again. National News
Our largest boost to our Nation’s Defence in a Generation 19th November 2020 We’re delivering a funding boost of over £24 billion for our nation’s defence. Ensuring we keep our nation safe from the evolving international threats we face. National News
Our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 18th November 2020 Today, the Prime Minister has outlined his ten-point plan to bring about a green industrial revolution, creating 250,000 jobs and helping us to build back... National News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
4 Ways this Government is Supporting Businesses this Winter 6th November 2020 Throughout this pandemic, our priority has been clear: to protect lives and livelihoods. The Government’s announcements today will support businesses this... National News