by Puru Miah | Sep 22, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Crime and Anti Social Behavior (ASB), Housing
East End Homes (EEH), have put in planning permission to build additional units on the Eric and Treby Estate. I met up with East End Homes along with residents and stakeholders to discuss the proposed planning application, on the 15th August 2018. We walked around the...
by Puru Miah | Sep 15, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Housing
The below post is from an email sent by the Mile End Residents Association (MERA) If you found that the links to the pages I referred to in my previous email (and the links below) showed ‘Document not available’, open the whole planning portal first, HERE, then the...
by Puru Miah | Aug 23, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
Once upon a time the East End of London was at the forefront of cutting edge political thinking and activism. In order to bring about a renaissance of this Golden Age, councillors such as myself along with activists have to break with existing political conventions,...
by Puru Miah | Aug 11, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Crime and Anti Social Behavior (ASB), Democracy
On the 24th of July 2018 the Strategic Development Committee decided to grant Poplar HARCA and Telford Homes their plans to redevelop Chrisp Street. In this piece I will outline my reservations about the application as well as further questions that need to be...
by Puru Miah | Aug 6, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Crime and Anti Social Behavior (ASB), Democracy
The Summer of 1978 In popular culture the summer of 68, the student riots in Paris and the ancillary demonstrations around the world, are considered to this day as a cultural, social and moral turning point in the history of the post war modern world. In the East End...
by Puru Miah | Aug 5, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Crime and Anti Social Behavior (ASB), Housing
On Monday 30th of July 2018, I met up with Tower Hamlets Homes, their CEO Susmita Sen and Strategic Engagement Manager – Fokrul Hoque, to put forward concerns raised by residents during the election campaign. Tower Hamlets Homes is one of the largest landlords...
by Puru Miah | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
Our local schools are facing significant cuts in funding in real terms, putting pressure on school budgets and level of staffing. In particular SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities) funding is facing pressure, with rising demand and a cut in real terms...
by Puru Miah | Jul 8, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Crime and Anti Social Behavior (ASB), Democracy, Housing
On Saturday the 23rd of June, I met up with Mayor John Biggs at the St. Paul’s Way, clean air day event. We both spoke to the attendees at the event, then we proceeded to walk to the town hall together to attend another meeting. I used the opportunity to discuss...
by Puru Miah | Jun 20, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Crime and Anti Social Behavior (ASB), Housing
On Tuesday 19th of June, I met up with Paul Bloss the CEO of East End Homes and the Director of Housing, John Henderson to put forward concerns raised by residents during the election campaign. East End Homes is a local Registered Social Landlord (RSL), and one...
by Puru Miah | Jun 9, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Crime and Anti Social Behavior (ASB), Housing
Poplar HARCA is a local Registered Social Landlord (RSL), and one of the largest Landlords in Mile End Ward (they manage the housing stock on the Leopold and Burdett and West Lansbury Estate). Mile End Ward is important to Poplar HARCA, as it contains approximately...
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