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There is a school of thought which demands that public authorities divest themselves of all interests that could be considered peripheral, frivolous or beyond the ken of bureaucrats.
Anything from Christmas lights to Town Hall portraits should go in some kind of Cromwellian austerity drive, paring down council tax to fund just the routine basics.
Tower Hamlets Council cabinet member Anwara Ali has left Labour for the Tories, saying she has become "disillusioned" with the party's NHS reform.
The Bow West councillor's defection will come as a blow to the ruling party, as the GP was lead member for health and well-being in the borough.
Plans to put five-a-side football pitches in an Isle of Dogs car park have been dismissed.
Tower Hamlets Council has rejected Powerleague's bid to install five pitches in the NCP multi-storey in Selsdon Way, citing concerns over noise and light pollution.
By Tim Archer
To fix the problems of pollution and congestion, Tower Hamlets Council introduced the concept of all new homes being built as "car-free".
The theory goes that if you ban people from applying for parking permits and prevent developers building parking spaces, residents abandon their cars and use public transport.
Horseferry Road residents have been told they now live in a "car-free" development - even though they've been given permits for eight years.
Occupants have learned that they are not entitled to cars under the building's planning agreement, a fact they say was not mentioned when they moved in nearly a decade ago.
National five-a-side football specialist Powerleague wants to build pitches at the top of a Crossharbour car park.
Tower Hamlets Council is due to decide tonight (Wednesday) whether to clear its plan for five flood-lit all-weather pitches on the upper levels of Selsdon Way's 500-space NCP multi-storey.
Canary Wharf Group has secured the One Park Place site near Westferry Circus for £17.5million.
The estate landlord picked up the long leasehold interests from receivers acting for Park Place SARL last week, after several years of interest.
A brasserie on the Isle of Dogs has been successful in its bid for a license, despite complaints from neighbours such as airport boss Richard Gooding.
Cafe Sen on Crews Street was granted permission for pre-recorded music and late-night refreshment on Thursday night (January 14).
The Isle of Dogs is expected to receive £420,000 of funding towards traffic improvements in the new year.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has confirmed that the borough has been promised the cash as part of a £3.7million transport package.
Plans for a 305-bedroom hotel in Marsh Wall have failed to impress Tower Hamlets Council.
The authority's Strategic Development Committee refused to grant planning permission for the 39-storey tower at 40 Marsh Wall this week, citing concerns over its size.
Mudchute Park and Farm's food has been ruled "fit for human consumption" following analysis.
The farm suspended sales of its produce as a precaution last month after the council discovered contaminants in the soil during a recent survey. But the food was given the all-clear this week after lab tests.
Will this 305-bedroom hotel be cleared to spring up directly opposite the Britannia International Hotel?
Applicant Marsh Wall Chelsea LLP will learn next week if Tower Hamlets Council approves its design for a "boutique" hotel at 40 Marsh Wall.
Allotment holders are feeling more secure after "positive" talks over the future of their plots.
Council representatives met with Mudchute plotholders over the weekend to explain their plans to test for possible contaminants in the land.
Tower Hamlets Council has warned its overspend for the year could approach £8million.
At a meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny committee last night, officers predicted a general fund overspend of £3.74million and a housing overspend of as much as £4million, based on spending up to September.
Tower Hamlets looks set to follow neighbouring borough Newham and have a directly-elected mayor.
The council has bowed to pressure from residents and will hold a referendum next year on the issue.
Mudchute Park and Farm is suspending produce sales while testing takes place. For more, click here
Allotment holders in Mudchute fear their plots could be under threat from the ravages of a drill.
Tower Hamlets Council wants to probe up to six metres into each of the 90 plots to search for contaminants, but users are worried this could ruin their land - or provide an excuse to snatch it.
Mudchute allotment holders are cautious about news of the need for drilling on their plots. For more, click here
Mudchute Park and Farm will stop selling produce while the council tests its soil for contaminants.
The Mudchute Kitchen will temporarily cease selling the farm's produce and grazing will be restricted while the soil is checked, although health chiefs believe it is "not likely" that the tests will throw up any immediate health risks.
Tower Hamlets Council saw Canary Wharf Group's contribution to a training centre as a "driving factor" in its decision to force occupiers off land at Heron Quays, an inquiry heard.
Documents referenced last week indicate officers described the money as "the key rationale" behind its decision to clear the way for CWG's Heron Quays West scheme.
News International's plans to re-develop its Wapping headquarters have been approved by Tower Hamlets Council.
An earlier scheme to remodel the existing print works and Rum Warehouse in Virginia Street was rejected by the Strategic Development Committee in June, but a revised version was cleared on Tuesday night.
Heron Quays leaseholder Michael Gross will tell an enquiry this week that he was "deceived" by Canary Wharf Group during talks for his stake.
Mr Gross is one of two leaseholders who pushed for a public enquiry after they were served with a compulsory purchase order by Tower Hamlets Council last year.
