By Lorrayne Johnson

Between 2006 and 2008, the number of young people not in education, employment or training (known as NEET) in Tower Hamlets fell from 10.9 per cent to 6.7 per cent, refleclting the successful measures of the council and its partners in the business, voluntary and community sectors.

Around a quarter of young people will go through periods of being out of work, education or training between the ages of 16 and 18.

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Representatives from more than 10 major firms (including The Economist, Allen & Overy, Denton Wilde Sapte and Societe Generale) came down to the City Gateway Women’s Project today to mark the launch of a new ‘100 Women’ partnership initiative. The scheme encourages to get involved in the community in Tower Hamlets, whilst capturing the stories of 100 women whose lives are changed by it in time for the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day next March.