Iconic Grade II-listed Truman chimney dominates Brick Lane. its future now up in the air
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Controversial plans for the future of Brick Lane s famous Old Truman Brewery have been put back after Tower Hamlets Council members were unhappy with the owners assurances about protecting community interests.
The planning application heard at the council s development committee tonight (April 27) will now be re-examined.
Town hall planning officers will hold further talks with the Zeloof family, who have owned the Spitalfields complex for 26 years since its closure as the world s biggest brewery, first established in 1666.
The owners want to put up a five-storey commercial building on the corner of Woodseer Street at the south end of the site, but councillors tonight felt this would impact badly on families in the terrace of houses along the narrow turning.
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She told the
Gazette: During the first and second lockdown, all swimming pools were closed, and during the summer almost all events were cancelled so we lost a significant source of revenue and marketing opportunities. Many cancelled summer holidays also further damaging sales.
The government says a further £594 million will be made available to local authorities to support businesses not eligible for grants but still affected by restrictions.
The new one-off grants come in addition to existing support already available, including of up to £3,000 boosts for closed businesses.
On January 5, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said: The new strain of the virus presents us all with a huge challenge - and whilst the vaccine is being rolled out, we have to tighten restrictions further.
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Richard Ince, of Ince Umbrellas, has signed his shop up to the scheme
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Umbrella makers, jewellers and other independent stores in Tower Hamlets have joined forces to provide Christmas shoppers with an alternative to Amazon this week.
As London moved into Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions, the East End Trades Guild announced it had set up a one-stop online shop, bringing together more than 20 businesses.
It is estimated the pandemic has cost small businesses an average of £17,074, with seven per cent of small businesses permanently closing in the capital.
Krissie Nicolson, the East End Trades Guild’s executive director, said: “If done collectively, a small act of conscious consumer power can make a big difference to family run businesses.