It’s a dog’s life at the PDSA Bow vet team that treats more than 250 pets every day see page 11 Who’s who at your council How to contact the mayor and your ward councillors Places to go, things to do Find out what’s happening in the borough this month see get a life, inside Win tickets to Edinburgh hit Satire set in an independent Scotland at Theatre Royal see page 6 Enjoy a day at the beach Donkey rides, poetry, music and more at Chrisp Street see page 5 Oppeen ttoo aallll--ccoomeerrss ISSUE 1025 1 – 7 SEPTEMBER 2014 WWW.TOWERHAMLETS.GOV.UK NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY Free valuation: 020 7791 5333 www.city-fox.co.uk *Terms & Conditions Apply 190 Mile End Rd London E1 4LJ Sell your property in 30 days see pages 16 & 17 Have your say on community safety BY STEFAN SWIFT A NEW round of community safety events gets underway this month where residents can voice any concerns they have about crime and antisocial behaviour. The council and police are working together to run a series of 20 community safety surgeries in each of the borough’s new wards. A specially converted police contact van will be used for the initiative. Each surgery will be followed by a walkabout in the area, where the cabinet member for community safety, Cllr Ohid Ahmed, will be joined by borough commander Chief Superintendent Dave Stringer. Police and council officers, Tower Hamlets enforcement officers (THEOs), and youth and drug outreach workers will also join in the initiative. The introduction of surgeries in each ward follows the success of similar walkabouts earlier this year and last year. Mayor Lutfur Rahman said: “It is important for residents to feel safe and comfortable in their community, and having a friendly face to turn to when you have concerns can really help. “These events give residents the opportunity to discuss their local area with senior officers and are an important way of helping us to understand the concerns negatively impacting communities.” Cllr Ahmed added: “We are very excited about adding the surgery element to this year’s walkabouts, and invite all residents to visit us in the new police contact van when it comes to their area. “Policing and anti-social behaviour concerns from the public are of absolute importance to us, and this is a great way of giving residents the platform to speak to us, and the Metropolitan Police, directly.” The community safety teams will listen to all crime and antisocial behaviour issues raised by residents and will discuss the work the council and police are doing to address them as well as additional actions that they can take. The first surgery will be held in Whitechapel on Friday, September 12. MILE End Play Park was transformed into a thriving seaside resort for the council’s annual A Day by the Sea event last weekend. Almost 5,000 people turned up to join in the fun and try out free outdoor activities, take part in a range of traditional sports and enjoy donkey rides – including Chloe, 13, and friends. 105 LONDONPHONECOMPANY.COM Was it hot... or not? Find out what our reviewer thought of The Empress see page 7 WWW.TOWERHAMLETS.GOV.UK ISSUE 1025 1 – 7 SEPTEMBER 2014 ARTS | REVIEWS | EVENTS | TV Get under the skin of some of east London’s best buildings on Open House weekend HELTER SKELTERS AND DONKEY RIDES
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