For your information Parking to pest control, housing to hate crime turn to pages 14 & 15 Led by uni with Wellcome support Led by Queen Mary University of London, the study is funded by £4m from the Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council, with support from Barts Charity and QMUL’s Centre of the Cell. Chemist rota Pharmacists in Tower Hamlets with extended opening hours. E1 ABC Drug Stores, 12-14 Montague Street: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5.30pm, Sun 10am-2.30pm. Beck & Sherman, 197 Whitechapel Road: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5.30pm, bank holidays 11am-1pm. Sainsbury’s, The Albion Brewery: Mon-Fri 8.30am- 10pm, Sat 7.30am-10pm, Sun 11am-5pm. Chapel, 139 Cannon Street: Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat 9am-6pm. E2 Fairdale, 360 Bethnal Green Road: Mon, Tues, Weds, Fri 9am-6.30pm, Thurs 9am-1pm, Sat 9am-6pm, bank holidays 11am-2pm. Florida, 307 Bethnal Green Road: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-6pm, bank holidays 11am-2pm. E3 Bell, 534 Roman Road: Mon- Sat 7am-11pm, Sun 10am-2pm. Forward, 648 Mile End Road: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am- 6pm, Sun and bank holidays 10am-6pm. Green Light, St Andrew’s Health Centre, 2 Hannaford Walk: 8am-8pm, seven days a week, including bank holidays. Lincoln, 60 St Paul’s Way: Mon, Tues, Weds 8am-8pm, Thurs, Fri, 8am-8pm, Sat 9am- 5pm. Tesco, Hancock Road: Mon 8am-10.30pm, Tues-Fri 6.30am-10.30pm, Sat 6.30am- 10pm, Sun 11am-4pm. E14 Boots, Unit 15, Jubilee Place: Mon-Fri 7am-midnight, Sat see below 9am-6pm, Sun 12pm-6pm. Britannia (Perimart), Asda Precinct, East Ferry Road: Mon- Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 11am-4pm, bank holidays 11am-6pm. Doctors Please ring your doctor’s surgery for an appointment, but if it’s the weekend or late at night, call 7377 7151 (only for people in Tower Hamlets who are registered with a doctor). To find a doctor, dentist or help to quit smoking call the health hotline on 7364 5016, Mon-Fri 8am-8pm and Sat 8am-4pm. Advice Family Information Service (FIS) The Family Information Service provides information for people from birth to age 19 including helping parents and carers find high quality childcare, advice on tax credits and childcare vouchers. Open Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm. 30 Greatorex Street, E1. fis@towerhamlets.gov.uk 7364 6495 Tower Hamlets Home Birth Support Group Last Thurs of each month, 8pm. 31 Ridgdale Street, E3. 8981 1159 Parents Advice Centre (PAC) Offers impartial advice around special educational needs (SEN). 30 Greatorex Street, E1. Drop-in sessions every Tues, 9.30am- 3.30pm & Fri, 9:30am-3.30pm. 7364 6489 LinkAge Plus Toynbee Hall is one of five network centres that coordinates services and activities provided. Mon-Fri from 9am-5pm, dropin session for advice on benefits, pensions, employment and housing. Appointments necessary. Mon 9am-5pm, Bangladeshi group. Toynbee Hall, Commercial Street, E1 7392 2914 www.toynbeehall.org.uk Welfare advice All the organisations listed below can help you with welfare benefits, housing and general debt problems. Account 3 1-9 Birkbeck Street, E2. 7739 7720 www.account3.org.uk Bangladesh Youth Movement 21-23 Henriques St, E1. 7488 1831/2 Bromley by Bow Centre St Leonard’s Street, E3. 8709 9737 www.bbbc.org.uk Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) 32 Greatorex Street, E1. 7247 1050 www.adviceguide.org.uk Island Advice Centre Island House, Roserton Street, Isle of Dogs, E14. 7987 9379 www.island-advice.org.uk Legal Advice Centre University House, 104 Roman Road, E2. 8980 4205 www.legaladvicecentre.org.uk Limehouse Project Cheadle Hall, Cheadle House, Copenhagen Place, E14. 7538 0075 www.limehouseproject.org.uk Praxis (New Residents Service) Pott Street, E2. 7729 7985 www.praxis.org.uk Tower Hamlets Law Centre (specialist advice by appointment). Tower Hamlets Law Centre, Unit 1, St. Anne’s Street, off 789-791 Commercial Road, E14. 7538 4909 www.thlc.co.uk Debt advice Toynbee Hall Advice Service 28 Commercial Street, E1. 7392 2953 advice@toynbeehall.org.uk www.toynbeehall.org.uk Fair Money Advice 530 Commercial Road, E1. 7702 8032 www.fairfinance.org.uk Island Advice Centre Island House, Roserton Street Isle of Dogs, E14. 7987 9379 www.island-advice.org.uk National Debt Line 0808 808 4000 www.nationaldebtline.co.uk Photo order form Copies of pictures published in East End Life taken by council photographers are available to readers. To request a copy, email eastendlife.news@tower hamlets.gov.uk and we can send it straight away. If you do not have access to email fill in this form and send it to Photos, East End Life, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, Poplar, E14 2BG. This service does take longer. Name Address Issue no. Page no. Useful information Genetic research study needs you News from Barts Health NHS Trust IF you are of Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage and plan to attend one of our hospitals or clinics, you will be invited to take part in the world’s largest community- based genetics study. Our patients and staff of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin are among 100,000 local people being asked to donate confidential saliva samples for genetic research. The study is open to all adults aged 16 and over with and without health problems who are of Bangladeshi, British- Bangladeshi, Pakistani or British-Pakistani heritage. Volunteers will donate a saliva sample which will be examined for genetic information and linked with their health records. Participation is confidential. You can also pick up a pack at your local GP surgery, mosque or community centre – or visit www.genesandhealth.org to get a pack sent to your home. By improving current understanding of the links between genes and environmental factors in causing disease, the findings will contribute to improving the prevention and treatment of a number of diseases that affect us all, such as heart disease and diabetes. Many staff across Barts Health have already taken part. Consultant in diabetes and metabolism Tahseen Chowdhury is urging others to join in. Tahseen explained: “As a British-Bangladeshi, I am aware of the high risk of long-term conditions we suffer. “Any approach to finding out more about how we can help reduce the burden of these conditions is of great value to our community. “Taking part was quick, painless and easy.” Residents of Tower Hamlets and Newham have t h e lowest life expectancy of all London boroughs. In addition, Pakistani men have the highest rate of heart disease in the UK and people of South Asian origin are five times more likely to have type 2 diabetes. Could you spot bowel cancer? APRIL is bowel cancer awareness month. Led by charity Bowel Cancer UK, it aims to make sure that more people recognise possible signs of the disease and seek help. In Tower Hamlets, it is the second most common cause of death from cancer, with 60 people diagnosed each year. Statistics show that only half are likely to survive. Common symptoms of bowel cancer are: blood in faeces a change in bowel habits – such as to more frequent and looser faeces stomach pain. The most important thing you can do is to know the possible signs and, if you spot anything that worries you, speak to your GP as soon as possible. These symptoms are very common and often caused by a number of minor health conditions, but the symptoms of bowel cancer don’t necessarily make you feel ill, so it is important not to take any chances. You may be at higher risk of developing bowel cancer if you are over 60, have a family history of the disease, eat lots of red meat, are overweight or smoke. You can reduce your risk by cutting down on alcohol and taking regular exercise. Everyone aged between 60 and 74 across England is invited every two years for a faecal occult blood test at home which looks for blood in faeces. Please don’t miss your opportunity. And if you are 75 or over, request the test by calling free on 0800 707 60 60. 8 NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 20 – 26 APRIL 2015
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