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Adrian Zorzut Je Suis Charlie graffiti in Sclater Street, Shoreditch - Credit: Archant A street art campaigner has called for a rethink of Tower Hamlets’ graffiti policy as incidents in the borough continue to rise. Mark Clack, co-founder of Wood Street Walls - a grassroots street art collective - says councils like Tower Hamlets are using outdated methods to tackle the problem. His comment comes as wards across the borough continue to report high levels of graffiti. According to Tower Hamlets Council data obtained via a Freedom of Information request, the borough experienced a 32pc rise in...

It is signed by Mayor Biggs along with Helel Abbas, the last council leader before a referendum in 2010 led to Tower Hamlets' first election for an executive mayor that year - which Mr Rahman won in a landslide.  Others signing include mayoral candidates in previous years — the Conservatives' Peter Golds, Anwara Ali and Chris Wilford; the Greens’ Tim Kierly; and the Lib Dems’ Elaine Bagshawe, John Griffiths and a former supporter of Mr Rahman, Rabina Khan, who later ran as a candidate for the People’s Alliance. Lutfur Rahman and Ken Livingstone drumming up support in Roman Road...

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will join health campaigners to protest a US private takeover of GP services in south east London. US health insurance giant Centene Corporation merged with AT Medics earlier this year, which runs 37 GP practices across London in places such as Thamesmead, Woolwich, Farnborough and Peckham. Unite the union will stage a socially distanced protest outside the Tower Hamlet offices of the US corporation’s subsidiary, Operose, in opposition to “the accelerating privatisation of the NHS by stealth" this Thursday.  Doctors in Unite chair Jackie Applebe...

Chiara Wilkinson, @chiarawilkinson Hackney Wick Covid-19 street art by anonymous artist Endless. - Credit: Sam Starbrook A group of Hackney Wick creatives have launched a petition calling on Hackney Council to consider developing more painting space for street artists in the area. Hackney Wick is home to a large concentration of artistic communities. Once an industrial hub, its warehouse buildings and walls lining the Hertford Union Canal are abundant with murals, installations, and street art - making the area a prized urban gallery for London’s creative talent. But, after the neig...

First austerity, then Covid – how can councils balance the books? With falling incomes and increased expenditure, further cuts to local services are inevitable. Only more government spending can prevent this Pic: The financial centre of Canary Wharf in Tower Hamlets. Credit: Flickr Local authorities have been on the frontline throughout the pandemic, providing support to residents and distributing various government grants. But they have also been heavily financially impacted, and councils say years of austerity has made them unprepared for the impact of the pandemic. This could lead to dra...