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, October 21 6.30pm: Licensing committee Business includes applications for a new premises licence for Paddy Power, 620 Roman Road, E3 and for time limited premises licence for Winterville Events, in Victoria Park, E3. For details call 7364 4120 or email simmi.yesmin@ towerhamlets.gov.uk 7.30pm: Standards (advisory) committee Details on 7364 4333 or email angus.taylor@tower hamlets.gov.uk Wednesday, October 22 7.30pm: Human resources committee Details on 7364 4207 or email jonathan.regal@towerhamlets. gov.uk There are currently no 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 meetings planned in the week of October 27-31. Tuesday, November 4 6.30pm: Licensing sub-committee Details from Simmi Yesmin (see left). 7.15pm: Overview & scrutiny committee Details from Angus Taylor (see left). Wednesday, November 5 5.30pm: Cabinet For more information call 7364 4651 or email matthew.mannion@ 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 Footway to south of junction of Redmans Road & Stepney Green – prior approval of siting and appearance of telecommunications development: demolition of existing 12m replica telegraph pole and erection of 12.2m Streetworks tower mast; installation of equipment cabinet and associated works. 31-33 Prescot Street – prior notification of proposed demolition. E1W Trafalgar Court, Wapping Wall – reduce height of two lime trees by 20 per cent and other tree maintenance works. E2 Netteswell House, Victoria Park Square – prune and thin two London plane trees and fell one lime tree causing damage to a wall. 135 Roman Road – alteration to shopfront. E14 Old Poplar Baths, 170 East India Dock Road – internal and external alterations and refurbishment works to reinstate the main pool and create new learner pool; associated ancillary works to provide indoor wet and dry sports and leisure facilities including rooftop games court. 10 Dee Street – prior notification of proposed ground-floor rear extension. Renew your ticket to the freedom of the city OF the 1.3 million Freedom Pass users across London, about 860,000 holders will renew their passes between November and December – including 14,891 in Tower Hamlets. Older people in the borough, whose Freedom Passes will expire on March 31 next year, will receive a letter in the coming weeks explaining the renewal process. The Freedom Pass allows older adults to travel for free on public transport across the capital – as well as on local bus services throughout England at certain times. Pass holders are being encouraged to renew online, which only takes a few minutes, but they may still renew by post using the form enclosed with their renewal letter. Freedom Passes cannot be renewed at the Post Office. Once they have their renewal number, people can renew their pass – but not before. As soon as a person receives their new pass it is ready to use, so there is no need to wait until the old one expires. Reminder letters should be received by the end of December. Anyone who has moved house and has not told London Councils their new address, should get in touch via www.freedompass.org or on 0300 3301433 to ensure they receive the renewal details and continue to enjoy free travel. Passes are provided by London local authorities, with support from the mayor of London, to give older and disabled Londoners free travel on most public transport in the capital. Pass holders can travel during the morning peak, between 4.30am and 9am on weekdays. Passes issued on the grounds of disabilities are not affected by this renewal process. For more information, visit www.freedompass.org 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 Image courtesy of Nick Wood for Land Design Studio VISIT THE WORLD’S FIRST SCIENCE CENTRE LOCATED WITHIN WORKING LABORATORIES! Our Halloween-themed half term events include Snot, Sick & Scabs and Vicious Vampires, Microscopic Monsters & Deadly Diseases. To find out more visit www.centreofthecell.org To book your tickets visit http://centreofthecell.eventbrite.co.uk/ Enter the promotional code EEL0001 for a 10% discount! or call 020 7882 2562 14 NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 20 – 26 OCTOBER 2014
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