Headstones of the Bethnal Green Tube Disaster victims reinstalled following a community campaign
Relatives rejoice as those who died in the Bethnal Green Disaster are now remembered both where they died and where
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Local democracy
Campaigns to save our heritage and environment, planning and development petitions, good causes and crowdfunding campaigns – read all about what people in Bethnal Green are passionate about.
Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club (BGWMC) exploring community ownership
The ‘Friends of Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club’ collective is being supported by the people behind the successful Sister Midnight
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Future of Boundary Estate community launderette still uncertain despite support from councillors
Campaigners battling to save the Boundary Estate community launderette and stop it from closing down for good say it’s in
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Sadiq Kahn warns that abuse of those in political office such as MP Rushanara Ali could get worse
Labour MP Rushanara Ali faced ‘vicious’ abuse and went on police protection during her re-election campaign in Bethnal Green and
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General election 2024 results: your MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney
Labour’s Rushana Ali won by a sliver in the hotly contested seat of Bethnal Green & Stepney with independent Ajmal
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Vanessa Hudson: leader of the Animal Welfare Party and candidate for Bethnal Green and Stepney
As part of The Slice Tower Hamlets’ coverage of the general election, we interview Vanessa Hudson, leader of the Animal
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Peter Sceats on reducing immigration, racism in Reform, and why the climate shouldn’t be a priority in politics
As part of The Slice Tower Hamlets’ coverage of the general election, we interview Peter Sceats, Reform UK candidate for
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From Bethnal Green to the ballot box: The electoral mood on the street
With the general election in less than 24 hours, we asked locals how they felt about the election and if
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Rabina Khan on ending arms sales to Israel, leasehold, and diversifying conversations about the climate
As part of The Slice Tower Hamlets’ coverage of the general election, we interview Rabina Khan, Liberal Democrat candidate for
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Is this the end of Rushanara Ali? The rise of the independents and the battle to oust Labour from Tower Hamlets
With polling day looming next week, we break down the pro-Palestinian independent movement aiming to topple Labour’s majority and defeat
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Oscar Reaney on banning conversion therapy, abolishing Section 21, and tackling domestic abuse in Tower Hamlets
As part of The Slice Tower Hamlets’ coverage of the 2024 general election, we interview Oscar Reaney, the Conservative Party
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Jonathon Mabbutt on Israel-Gaza, migration and family values
As part of The Slice Tower Hamlets’ coverage of the 2024 general election, we interview Jonathon Mabbutt, the Social Democratic
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