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 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 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 Wednesday, April 22 6.30pm: Commissioners’ decision-making meeting The meeting will consider reports on mainstream grants for 2015-18, funding to support Tower Hamlets Council for Voluntary Services (CVS) and funding of Belvedere House hostel for ex-servicemen. For details call Matthew Mannion on 7364 4651 or email matthew.mannion @towerhamlets.gov.uk Thursday, April 23 7pm: Strategic development committee For details call Zoe Folley on 7364 4877 or email zoe.folley@ towerhamlets.gov.uk 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 Tuesday, April 28 6.30pm: Licensing sub-committee For further information call Simmi Yesmin on 7364 4120 or email simmi.yesmin@ tower hamlets.gov.uk 7.15pm: Overview & scrutiny committee For details call David Knight on 7364 4878 or email david. knight@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 Queen Mary University of London, 327 Mile End Road – non-material amendment of planning permission dated 23/09/2014, ref: PA/14/01852. Variation of plans and geo-environmental risk assessment. E2 29 Redchurch Street – proposed shopfront. Installation of fascia and projecting signs. E3 Unit 5, Crown Close Business Centre – change of use from offices to residential. 381 Roman Road – reduction of sycamore canopy by 30 to 40 per cent, reduction of tree height to 5m. E14 1-11 Horatio Place – fell two silver birches. Grind out stumps to 150mm below ground level, removing excess grindings from site. 1 Park Place – details of appearance, means of access, layout, scale and landscaping associated with office building comprising two basement levels, lower and ground level and 31 upper levels, construction of a new pedestrian link and other works, reference PA/13/02344. Telecommunication mast, opposite Market Square, Chrisp Street – replacement 15m mast and two associated radio equipment cabinets. 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 and click on Planning & Building. 20mph speed limit on all borough roads BY STEFAN SWIFT ALL Tower Hamlets roads, other than red routes, were given a 20mph speed limit on Monday, April 13. Signs and road markings indicating the new limit are being erected. This should take around six weeks when a full promotional campaign will be launched. The limit was introduced following a public consultation in October last year. Eighty per cent of respondents were in favour of reducing the speed limit across all of the borough’s nonred route roads. The council also consulted with the emergency services, neighbouring boroughs, local business groups and Transport for London (TfL). TfL signalled its support by announcing that Commercial Street – operated by TfL and not the council – will become 20mph to coincide with the borough-wide implementation. All councils have an obligation to manage and improve road safety – many urban local authorities have introduced 20mph zones to help moderate the speed of motor vehicles and reduce accident rates. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents says that, if a pedestrian is hit by a vehicle travelling at 20mph, there is a less than three per cent chance that they will be fatally injured, compared to a 20 per cent chance at 30mph. The council is also keen to use the limit to encourage residents to choose healthy travel options like walking and cycling. It is hoping to address safety while dealing with increases in traffic volumes, and the numbers of cyclists and pedestrians. Leon Daniels, managing director of surface transport at TfL, said: “We are working extremely closely with all London boroughs to help reduce the number of road casualties that occur. Implementing 20mph speed limits forms a key part of our work to make central London safer and more attractive for all.” Jeremy Leach, London campaign co-ordinator for 20’s Plenty For Us, said: “It is fantastic news that Tower Hamlets has become a 20mph borough. “By summer 2015, eight of the 13 inner London boroughs will have a 20mph speed limit and almost three million Londoners will be living on streets with 20mph limits.” Congratulate your loved ones on their wedding anniversary through the Family Announcements 1 Year Paper 2 Years Cotton 3 Years Leather 4 Years Fruit & Flowers 5 Years Wooden 6 Years Sugar 7 Years Woollen 8 Years Salt 9 Years Copper 10 Years Tin 15 Years Crystal 20 Years China 25 Years Silver 30 Years Pearl 35 Years Coral 40 Years Ruby 45 Years Sapphire 50 Years Golden To place your announcement in East End Life call... Terri on 7364 4682, Chris on 7364 4994, Fatima on 7364 4623 or Sharan on 7364 4061 14 NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 20 – 26 APRIL 2015
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