Tower Hamlets

American  

[tou-er] / ˈtaʊ ər /

noun

1. a borough of Greater London, England.

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Tower Hamlets British  

noun

1. a borough of E Greater London, on the River Thames: contains the main part of the East End. Pop: 206 600 (2003 est). Area: 20 sq km (8 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Suspicions were also raised when planning documents for the embassy had parts of the blueprints blanked out when they were submitted to Tower Hamlets council, marked "redacted for security reasons".

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Eight months ago the bin room in his apartment building in Tower Hamlets was closed at the request of the local council.

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Tower Hamlets Council was contacted for comment.

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Outside London, most councils - from the New Forest to Moray - use a flexible approach like Tower Hamlets where residents use wheelie bins if their property can accommodate one - and, if not, their bin bags are collected from the pavement.

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These kinds of bins also exist in Tower Hamlets, though not in the neighbourhood where Mr Frémond lives.

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