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
The Prime Minister's COVID-19 Update in Full 5th November 2020 The Prime Minister spoke to the public on the first day of lockdown on our plans to tackle the coronavirus. Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. National News
Supporting our Economy this Winter: Chancellor's Statement in Full 5th November 2020 The Chancellor's Statement to the House on 5 November 2020, on our plans to support our ecnomy this winter as we tackle the virus. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus in Full 2nd November 2020 Read the Prime Minister's statement today on coronavirus in full. National News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
