CURRY CAPITAL OF BRITAIN  TOWER HAMLETS

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POPULATION : 220,000 - 30.5% Bangladeshi, 2.1% Indian, 2.8% Black African, 2.3% Chinese A London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames. It is in the eastern part of London and covers much of the traditional East End. It also includes much of the redeveloped Docklands region of London, including West India Docks and Canary Wharf. Many of the tallest buildings in London are located on the Isle of Dogs in the south of the borough. The borough has one of the highest ethnic minority populations in the capital, consisting mainly of Bangladeshis. The local authority is Tower Hamlets London Borough Council. The borough was formed in 1965 and took this historic name through amalgamation of the former metropolitan boroughs of Bethnal Green, Poplar and Stepney. These boroughs were the heart of the East End of London. The Canary Wharf complex within Docklands on the Isle of Dogs forms a group of some of the tallest buildings in Europe. One Canada Square was the first to be constructed and remains the tallest. Nearby are the HSBC Tower, Citigroup Centres and One Churchill Place, headquarters of Barclays Bank. Within the same complex are the Heron Quays offices. The unusual Green Bridge, opened in 2000, links sections of Mile End Park that would otherwise be divided by the Mile End Road. The bridge contains gardens, water features and trees around the path. TEAM TO REPRESENT TOWER HAMLETS : Four restaurants are chosen with the help of your votes to represent Tower Hamlets for judging purposes. Voting for teams has now closed but you can still support your city/authority : votecity@fedrest.com Vote now to win a year's supply of beer from Cobra or a year's supply of Patak sauces, chutneys and poppadoms in our email draw to coincide with the winning city announcement The restaurants voted to represent Tower Hamlets 2011 are : Memsaheb on Thames 65-67 Amsterdam Road, Docklands London E14 3UU Tel : 020 7538 3008 www.memsaheb.net Chutneys 90 Brick Lane London E1 6RL Tel : 020 7247 0733 www.chutneysbricklane.com Gram Bangla 68 Brick Lane London E1 6RL Tel : 020 7377 6116 www.grambanglauk.com New Tayyabs 83-89 Fieldgate Street London E1 1JU Tel : 020 7247 6400 www.tayyabs.co.uk Other Indian restaurants receiving votes in Tower Hamlets : Scarlet Dot, The Clifton, Maida, Cafe Spice Namaste, The Gulshan, Mala, River Spice, Cafe Naz, Dockmaster, Lahore One.