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, April 7 7.15pm: Overview & scrutiny committee Includes a report on the procurement proposal and programme for the new civic centre in Whitechapel and an update on mainstream grants. This meeting will be at St Paul Old Ford, St Stephens Road, E3. For more information call 7364 4878 or email david. knight@towerhamlets.gov.uk Wednesday, April 8 5.30pm: Cabinet Includes a report on the procurement proposal and programme for the new civic centre in Whitechapel and a report on the implication of conservation areas for extension of family homes. For details call 7364 4651 or email matthew.mannion@ towerhamlets.gov.uk 7pm: Health scrutiny panel The meeting will consider reports including an update on actions arising from a scrutiny review of local A&E services and matters arising from the CQC inspection at Barts Health. 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 For more details call 7364 4881 or email antonella.burgio@ towerhamlets.gov.uk Thursday, April 9 7pm: Development committee Plans to be considered include demolition of 281-285 Bethnal Green Road, E2 and construction of residentiallead mixed use scheme, retaining the frontage. Call 7364 4877 or email zoe. folley@tower hamlets.gov.uk Tuesday, April 14 6.30pm: Extraordinary licensing committee The meeting will consider an application for a sexual entertainment venue licence for Whites Gentleman’s Club, 32-38 Leman Street, E1. Call 7364 4120 or email simmi. yesmin@towerhamlets.gov.uk 7.30pm: Standards (advisory) committee For details call David Knight (see left). Wednesday, April 15 7.30pm: Council For details call 7364 4204 or email johns.williams@ towerhamlets.gov.uk 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 68-80 Hanbury Street – facade alterations and improvements to Hanbury Street and Princelet elevations at first and second floor levels; addition of a water balance lift within the internal courtyard to serve ground, first and second floor levels; other associated works. Railway Arch, 25 Cudworth Street (site north of Cudworth Street and south of railway viaduct) – alterations to roof of newly-constructed block of flats including roof extensions to incorporate additional two flats and revised communal amenity area. 112-116 Whitechapel Road – change of use part of ground floor from grocery to take-away. E2 First Floor, 67 Vyner Street – certificate of lawfulness of existing use as residential. 431-433 Bethnal Green Road and land behind – construction of three-bedroom house replacing warehouse at rear; change of use of ground floor from warehouse to office; creation of new basement below to form part of office unit. 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. New pledge to continue fight against smoking THE council and its health partners have signed a pledge to deter young people from taking up smoking. Members of the Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing Board (HWBB) signed up to the Local Government Declaration on Tobacco Control, which was launched at the House of Commons this year. Under the declaration the council, the local NHS and partners will work together to: continue to help people stop smoking and prevent young people from starting to smoke support national level action protect tobacco control work from pressure from the tobacco industry monitor the progress of plans join the Smokefree Action Coalition. The council formed a tobacco control alliance with its partners across health services, community organisations and Dr Isabel Hodkinson, from Tower Hamlets CCG, Dr Somen Banerjee, Dr Ian Basnett, from Barts Health and Chris Lovitt, associate director of public health the voluntary sector, to tackle tobacco use through a wide-ranging strategy. Since 2007 this has led to some of the most successful outcomes in smoking cessation and tobacco control in London. Although Tower Hamlets already has a dedicated programme, the signing of the declaration provides further opportunity to showcase and enhance the work being done. The borough has some of the highest rates of smoking in London and the highest use of smokeless tobacco. Dr Somen Banerjee, director of public health at the council, said: “Smoking is the principal cause of early death in the UK and in Tower Hamlets. “Preventing smoking in children and young people is an important public health measure and is therefore a huge priority for the Health and Wellbeing Board.” Smoking rates in Tower Hamlets have fallen with the adult smoking level now estimated at 19.3 per cent, compared to the London average of 18 per cent. 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