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 Monday, February 17 7pm: Inner NE London Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee The agenda includes a report on Moorfields Eye Hospital, the Care Quality Commission report into Barts Heath NHS Trust and an update on the London Cancer Project. For more information call 7364 5064 or email tahir. alam@towerhamlets.gov.uk Tuesday, February 25 7pm: strategic development committee Details from Zoe Folley on 7364 4877 or email zoe.folley @towerhamlets.gov.uk 7.30pm: pensions committee More information from 7364 4881 or email antonella. burgio@towerhamlets.gov.uk Wednesday, February 26 7.30pm: Council Budget meeting. 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 details call 7364 4204 or email johns.williams@ towerhamlets.gov.uk Tuesday, March 4 6.30pm: licensing sub-committee More details on 7364 4120 or email simmi.yesmin@ towerhamlets.gov.uk 7pm: overview & scrutiny committee More information on 7364 4333 or email angus.taylor@ towerhamlets.gov.uk Wednesday, March 5 5.30pm: Cabinet Call 7364 4651 or email matthew.mannion@tower hamlets.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 Your views wanted on dog control orders BY SARAH MCLAUGHLIN RESIDENTS are being asked to air their views on council proposals for the introduction of five new dog control orders. The borough continues to suffer from the problem of dog fouling, despite the best efforts of the council to clear it up. The orders are being considered as a way of improving public spaces for everyone in the borough. The new orders would seek to give greater powers to the council in tackling the problems of dog fouling and dealing with irresponsible dog owners. They would create the following offences: ■ dog fouling on all land accessible to the public with or without payment; ■ allowing dogs into children’s play areas and fenced sports areas; ■ having dogs ‘off lead’ on the highway and in car parks; ■ failure to place a dog on a lead when directed to do so; ■ being in control of more than four dogs. The council would like to hear views from the public on these proposed new orders. New orders are being considered to improve public spaces All comments received during the consultation period will be considered before deciding whether to proceed with making a dog control order. Responsible dog-owners should not fear these measures and there is no suggestion that there will be a general ban on dogs being off lead in parks and open spaces. There has been some comment on social media about the proposed “dogs on lead by direction” order. For clarification this order would only allow a council officer to require a doghandler to put their dog on a lead in a face-to-face situation when a dog was causing, or was likely to cause, a nuisance. This order would not be applied by the permanent placing of notices, for example in parks. The permanent restriction on dogs would apply only to children’s play areas and fenced sports areas. Full details of the proposals were published in East End Life on February 3 and can be viewed at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/ consultation The consultation is running until March 6. Members of the public are invited to give feedback on the proposals via email to environ mental.health@towerhamlets. gov.uk or by post to Andrew Weaver, Head of Environmental Health, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, Poplar E14 2BG. Planning E2 106 Roman Road – change of use of commercial premises from shops to hot food takeaways with installation of ventilation flue. 37 Heneage Street – single storey extension on second floor terrace area to provide two additional bedrooms. This is not a definitive list of all current planning applications. For more details go to the council’s website at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk 24/7 Airport Transfers AIRPORTS, STATIONS, HOTELS, HOSPITALS OR ANY DESTINATION Licensed by TfL FREEPHONE 0800 174 152 0207 247 2727 0207 377 1111 www.cannoncar.co.uk email: info@cannoncar.co.uk ACCOUNTS WELCOME www.adrivingschool.co.uk INTRODUCTORY LESSON £25.00 – 2 HRS Manual *T&C Apply INTRODUCTORY LESSON £30.00 – 2 HRS Automatic *T&C Apply • DSA Approved • Pass Plus Registered • Automatic and Manual • Male and Female Instructors 075 1170 1100 Manual car 077 9137 7638 Automatic 07956 222 611 Special Offer BUY 1 LESSON, GET 1 FREE* FREE ONLINE THEORY PRACTICE *Introductory offer *Terms and conditions apply 14 NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 17 – 23 FEBRUARY 2014
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