‘I love nursing, but pay freeze takes toll’ “I am passionate about my job, but the salary freeze that we have endured for the last three years or so has taken its toll. Most of us work extra hours, making sacrifices for the NHS that we love.” dionne daniel, senior sister at barts health Will slower be safer? The council wants to hear residents’ views about a proposed borough-wide 20mph speed limit. see below News The nation’s favourite continued from page 1 The council is organising a fun day on Wednesday, October 29 to share the good news with residents. It will include entertainment for the whole family to enjoy from 11am-3pm, and a plaque will also be unveiled to mark the win. The council is also celebrating winning a Gold award at the London in Bloom Awards for its parks and open spaces. Half-term fun at St Anne’s ST Anne’s Church in Limehouse will be turned into an ancient palace over half-term, complete with a moat and working drawbridge. The church is running a Kingdom Quest holiday club for school years 1 to 4, from Tuesday to Friday mornings, October 28-31. Places at the club cost £5 for the four mornings – call Jenny on 7987 1502. The church, in Newell Street, is also hosting a ‘Light’ party on Friday, October 31 from 4.30- 6pm to provide an alternative to Halloween. Entry is £1 on the door; no need to book. THOUSANDS of health workers took part in their first strike over pay in more than 30 years last week. Nurses, midwives (pictured above) and ambulance staff were among those involved in the action on Monday, October 13, including workers at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. Unison and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) were two of seven trade unions that took part from 7-11am in a dispute over the government’s refusal to give NHS workers a one per cent pay rise. RCM members have never before taken strike action. However, disruption to NHS frontline services was minimised after unions agreed staff would make sure emergency care was covered. The action was followed by four days of work-to-rule, which ended on Friday. Staff refused to work overtime without extra pay and took their breaks. CCTV operators foil jewel thieves BY STEFAN SWIFT QUICK-thinking CCTV operators helped foil an attempted daylight smash-and-grab raid in Bethnal Green. Thieves on motorbikes smashed through the window of Attenborough Jewellers in Bethnal Green Road with a sledgehammer before escaping with jewellery and watches worth £15,000 on the morning of October 9. Members of staff dialled 999, which resulted in a quick response by the police and the council’s CCTV staff. CCTV operators were able to follow their escape route and lead a police firearms unit to the raiders as they made off, resulting in arrests and the recovery of the stolen goods. During the attempted escape the operators noticed the gang had swapped their motorbikes for getaway vehicles. Three men were arrested when the thieves were caught by police. Cabinet member for community safety, Cllr Ohid Ahmed, said: “This is the second time CCTV in the Bethnal Green area has recently helped bring robbers to justice. “It shows just how hard we are working to make the borough a safe place to live, work or visit.” Four men have been bailed until mid-December. Six months ago there was a similar incident in Bethnal Green Road at a different jeweller’s shop when CCTV operators were able to track the suspects and assist in finding the stolen goods. Have your say on 20mph speed limit RESIDENTS have until the end of the month to comment on council proposals to reduce the speed limit across the borough to 20mph. The limit would be implemented on all roads except the A12 and the Limehouse Link/Aspen Way. Around 85 per cent of the borough is already within local 20mph zones and the majority of these areas have experienced a reduction in the number of casualties through road accidents. The blanket 20mph limit would fill in the gaps, making it more consistent and easy to follow for road users. It also has the potential to make Tower Hamlets’ roads safer and encourage more walking and cycling. The Red Route Network, managed by Transport for London (TfL), will also be considered for speed reductions through negotiation between the council and TfL. These roads include the A11, Burdett Road and A13. Other areas that have implemented a 20mph limit have shown that roads have not become more congested through the reduction, as some had feared. Comments are welcomed – email them to road.safety @towerhamlets.gov.uk or write to Road Safety, Tower Hamlets Council, 6th floor, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, E14 2BG. The closing date for comments is October 31. Military personnel and police were on hand to help ambulance services where needed. 20 – 26 OCTOBER 2014 N E W S F R O M T OWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 5
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