Rejected. petition claiming road closure consultation is discriminating
- Credit: Mike Brooke
Concerns about “racist discrimination” in public consultations for a controversial street closures programme across the East End were thrown out at Tower Hamlets Council tonight (Jan 20).
A petition with 2,100 signatures highlighted people being “directly or indirectly discriminated against” who are legally protected based on their race, faith, gender, disability or age.
Protest in the summer of 2020 against road closure plan for Roman Road Market
- Credit: Mike Brooke
But the overwhelming Labour majority voted to ensure they meet their 2018 manifesto commitment while continuing to listening and making sure that “views from across our diverse community and heard”.
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6:00 PM January 11, 2021
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8:22 PM January 11, 2021
Catherine Tuitt has been made an MBE after 20 years helping the East End community
- Credit: Catherine Tuitt
A lawyer who has championed the “shop local” drive to get the East End’s economy through the pandemic has been recognised in the New Years’ Honours after 20 years working for the community.
Former Tower Hamlets deputy mayor Catherine Tuitt, who last served on the council 20 years ago, was made an MBE “for services to the community”.
She set up the London Community Credit Union in 2000 to end hardships and has also worked for the NHS delivering medication to the vulnerable, while studying to qualify as a solicitor. Today she is senior director of Tower Hamlets Law Centre in Limehouse. But it doesn’t stop there, she also volunteers for food bank delivery to those shielding during lockdown.
| UPDATED: 12:27, Fri, Dec 18, 2020
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