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19/07/2021
Sisters Ciara and Lula move to a brand new shared ownership property at Hackney’s Stone Studios
Sisters Ciara and Lula grew up in Suffolk, and lived in Shoreditch before moving to their brand new shared ownership property at Hackney’s Stone Studios.
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Coronavirus update: services and support
Information about our latest service updates and places to get support.
Read More16/07/2021
Water at Island Point
Thames Water has confirmed that the water supply to homes at Island Point is safe to use for all purposes.
Read More09/07/2021
Love Summer Programme
The Love Summer programme takes place at St Paul’s Way Centre from 22 July to 1 September.
Read More28/06/2021
Poplar is open for business!
To celebrate the many incredible businesses in Poplar, you’ll be hearing from and seeing the faces of the people behind these businesses, on Instagram and Twitter all summer.
Read More28/06/2021
Poplar HARCA completes Jolles House, creating 70 new homes in Bow
Poplar HARCA’s Jolles House scheme, in partnership with Hill Group, has been completed, creating 70 new homes (13 social rent and 57 shared ownership) in Bromley High Street, Bow.
Read More24/06/2021
Michaela gets a foot on the property ladder in brand new shared ownership home
Hackney-local Michaela was living in rented house-shares before buying a shared ownership home at Jolles House. Shared ownership worked out to be cheaper than privately renting, giving her the opportunity to get on the property ladder and stay in East London, close to her family and where she grew up.
Read More18/06/2021
The Queen’s Birthday Honours local Spotlight Youth Worker with an MBE.
It is with great pleasure we announce that Spotlight Youth and Community Engagement Manager, Nahim Ahmed, from Poplar HARCA is awarded an MBE for his services to disadvantaged young people in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Read More18/06/2021
No ifs, no butts, no BBQS on balconies
You can help keep where you live clean and safe by binning your cigarette butts and never using barbecues on balconies or in communal areas.
Read More03/06/2021
Women’s Inclusive Team win award from the Queen
With the incredible news that Tower Hamlets charity, Women’s Inclusive Team, has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, in Volunteers' Week, Becs Marshall, from Poplar HARCA, shares her experience of working with their staff and volunteers during the pandemic.
Read More26/05/2021
Hard Calls Save Lives
Five mothers share their tragic stories on the loss of their murdered sons and the hard calls they had to make.
Read More26/05/2021
Empathy HQ opens on Bromley High Street
Enni-Kukka Tuomala has recently opened the world’s first Empathy HQ, a creative space dedicated to empathy, as well as a working art studio and an open community space for the local people of Bow and east London at 26 Bromley High Street, London E3 3EP.
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