How the TV Licence Fee started Huge changes have happened since the radio receiving licence was introduced. In 1920 the Marconi Radio Company began to broadcast test signals from Chelmsford to a band of amateur
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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.
No Money for Liveable Streets, Extra Powers & Global Warming
Council has no money for Liveable Streets scheme On 29th July Mark Baynes published a humorous and critical look at the latest Tower Hamlets Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting. He heard that the overall capital
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Wapping Bus Gate, Blocked off neighbourhoods VS International Trade, What the Geezers think
Wapping Bus Gate Last Sunday I cycled across to the Wapping Bus Gate to see what it looked like. Since I was expecting to find a new area of red paint on the road I
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Liveable Streets – For the Few …. Not the Many
Only 4% of people in Tower Hamlets travel by bicycle on 5 or more days a week. Most of them are well off young white men under 35. (Source page 8 Bike Life document. Beware of
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Liveable Streets – Council listens to cycling Lobby not Residents
Bow East resident, Sheila Kelly reports What a Mess! Two weeks into the Tower Hamlets consultation on Liveable Streets and what a mess it is. Over 1,000 residents have formed a facebook group against the
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