On 13th Oct the BBC’s Director General, Tim Davie, held a video call with Silver Voices, who were campaigning for the restoration of free TV Licences for the over 75s. Afterwards it was branded a
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Author: Alan T
I've lived in Bow since 1985, and am fascinated by the rich history of the East End. I'm also interested in all the recent ongoing changes.
“Liveable streets” new workshop for Bow
This is an online workshop on Tues 27th Oct 6 – 7.30pm. Register to join the Bow Liveable Streets Community Workshop here. The organiser is called Liveable Streets – Tower Hamlets. They say: “…we have
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What is a Tier 2 Lockdown?
Even the UK Government’s website fails to succinctly explain, in one place, what actually constitutes a Tier 2 Lockdown! Here’s my attempt. At midnight on Fri 17th Oct 2020 London moves to: “Local COVID alert
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Domestic Abuse
It turns out that over 75s are not included in the domestic abuse data the government collects. I have no idea why. Obviously since the Covid-19 lockdown older people are more vulnerable to abuse. Age
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A decent home for all – Tower Hamlets housing allocations policy
Article by Councillor Marc Francis, Bow East With the second wave of Coronavirus now upon us, it’s difficult to find a silver lining to this terrible pandemic. However, the support many people gave their neighbours
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