A range of services The council provides many services for residents and businesses. Go to the A-Z on the website at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk Council information Get information on welfare reform The council’s benefits service can provide information about housing benefit, council tax benefit and entitlement to free school meals. It has compiled a list of helpful agencies at… www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/welfarereform Tower Hamlets forward planner TOWER Hamlets Council produces a forward plan every month detailing the key decisions it will take, together with the details of Meetings Tuesday, February 3 6.30pm: Licensing sub-committee Business includes an application for a new premises licence for The Loove (formerly Public Life), 82A Commercial Street, E1. For details call 7364 4120 or email simmi.yesmin@ towerhamlets.gov.uk 7.15pm: Overview & scrutiny committee Business includes a called in report from the last cabinet meeting entitled Right of Light – City Pride Development & Island Point Development; also reports on best value improvement planning and the council’s community infrastructure levy. For details call 7364 4878 or email david.knight@ towerhamlets.gov.uk Wednesday, February 4 5.30pm: Cabinet Call 7364 4651 or email Tower Hamlets online www.towerhamlets.gov.uk For information on council services, including: the author, and consultation undertaken. It can be found in Idea Stores, libraries, One Stop Shops and council offices or at www.tower hamlets. gov.uk/data/ your-council/data/forwardplan/ forward-plan.cfm matthew.mannion@tower hamlets.gov.uk 7.30pm: Audit committee The agenda includes various internal audit and treasury management reports. For details call 7364 0842 or email nishaat.ismail@ towerhamlets.gov.uk Tuesday, February 10 7.15pm: Overview & scrutiny committee More details from David Knight (see left). Wednesday, February 11 7pm: Development committee For details call 7364 4877 or email zoe.folley@ towerhamlets.gov.uk Details are accurate at time of going to press. Agendas are available online a week before meetings, which are at the Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, Poplar, E14 2BG, except cabinet. report a missed rubbish collection make a doorstep recycling request report an abandoned vehicle bulk rubbish collections Drug treatment providers Community Drug Team Substitute prescribing, key working, health screening & referral to residential treatment. 71 Johnson Street, E1. 7790 1344 www.lifeline.org.uk Nafas Support with a focus on Bangladeshi community. The Davenant Centre, 179-181 Whitechapel Road, E1 7377 0676. Harbour Recovery Centre In-patient detox for 18+ males. Riverside House, 4th Floor, 20 Garford Street, E14. 7538 9421 Young People’s Service Treatment for under-19s Unit 26, Skyline Village, Limeharbour, E14. 3069 7878 www.lifeline.org.uk Isis For women aged over 18 c/o Hopetown Hostel, 60 Old Montague Street, E1. 7426 0399 www.compass-uk.org Community Alcohol Team Unit 22, Skylines Village Limeharbour, E14. 0800 008 7200 www.rapt.org.uk Somali Substance Misuse Help, advice & referral for people with khat, alcohol or drug issues. Contact Idriis Elmi. Mind in Tower Hamlets & Newham, Open House 13 Whitethorn Street, E3. 7510 1081 The Government is changing benefits Prepare and act now The Government is changing the benefits system as part of its plans for welfare reform. If you are claiming benefits, you may be affected. Households who are not in work or have less than 24 hours work per week will be affected most. The impact of these changes could be serious and some households may no longer be able to afford their current housing costs. Tower Hamlets Council and its partners are helping prepare residents for the Government changes. This includes support with: Getting information and advice Managing your money Finding work and training opportunities For more information about the changes visit the government website www.dwp.gov.uk or call their helpline on 0845 605 7064, or textphone 0845 608 8551. You can also call our benefits advice line on Planning E1 156 Old Montague Street – prior notification of proposed single-storey rear extension projecting 4.3 metres. 122 Stepney Way – prior approval application for change of use from retail to residential. 32 Hessel Street – application for non-material amendment of planning permission ref PA/11/00660, dated 12.7.11. E1W 543-545 Cable Street – application for prior approval for change of use from financial and professional services to residential. E3 6 Morgan Street – application for non material amendment to planning permission ref. PA/14/00587, dated 25.4.14; amendment sought to roof light for basement. This is not a definitive list of all current planning applications. For more details go to www.towerhamlets.gov.uk and click on Planning & Building. Share what you love and pinpoint problem areas THE Find it, Fix it, Love it app is a great way for residents and visitors to share what they love about the borough and report issues that need fixing. The app – known as FiFiLi – celebrates all that is good in Tower Hamlets and users are encouraged to share pictures and comments about things they love – anything from a special place or landmark, to a quirky shop or local character. The council wants to make the borough an even cleaner and safer place to live, work or visit and the app is proving a vital tool in achieving this, with more than 1,720 reports being made since April 2014. It also allows residents and visitors to easily and instantly tell the council about any issues that need addressing such as graffiti, fly-tipping, broken play equipment, potholes or overflowing bins. The app is also the quickest way of reporting dumped items such as mattresses and sofas. A snap shared through FiFiLi Users simply take a picture of a problem spot and the app will pinpoint their location and send the details directly to the council’s environmental contractors, ensuring the issue can be dealt with swiftly. Users can highlight specific areas on the image or send comments and contact details if they want feedback, but this is optional. Cllr Shahed Ali, cabinet member for clean and green, said: “The app has proved a popular way to tell the council what needs fixing or cleaning in the borough. “I would encourage everyone who can to download the app and use it. “The app is allowing council cleaning services to be shaped into a more efficient operation ensuring areas that need that extra attention receive it.” Feedback has come from users including Ella from Brick Lane who said the app was “a brilliant idea”. “Every time I have used it with an issue, I have received a prompt and direct response. “Personally, I think all councils should adopt this app as it really does help the community and makes my street a nicer place to live.” Download the app for free at the Apple App Store or via Google Play, search for FiFiLi. For more information about using it visit www.towerhamlets. gov.uk/clean PUBLIC NOTICE THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 (1) TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC – ERIC STREET E3 Public notices NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, proposes to make an Order, which will prohibit vehicular traffic from entering, stopping or proceeding in the length of carriageway for a distance of approximately 30 metres outside No. 130 Eric Street between its junction with Wentworth Mews and its junction with Mile End Road. The restriction on vehicular traffic will enable essential works to be carried out on the public highway by Avanti Traffic Management Limited. There is no alternative route for vehicular traffic as it is a dead end street or cul-de-sac. The restriction on vehicular traffic will operate on the following weekdays and at times when temporary traffic signs are placed on the public highway pursuant to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002: a) Between Monday 23rd February 2015 and Friday 27th February 2015 each day from 08:00 hours until 18:00 hours; b)Between Monday 2nd March 2015 and Friday 6th March 2015 each day from 08:00 hours until 18:00 hours. Please refer any queries regarding the above traffic restriction to Dave Pryce, Network Coordinator, Transport and Highways on 020 7364 6898 or email, david.pryce @towerhamlets.gov.uk Dated: 2nd February 2015 JAMIE BLAKE SERVICE HEAD PUBLIC REALM MULBERRY PLACE 5 CLOVE CRESCENT LONDON E14 2BG 16 NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 2 – 8 FEBRUARY 2015
East_End_Life_02Feb2015
To see the actual publication please follow the link above