Idea Stores across Tower Hamlets have been holding special events today, 3rd March, to celebrate World Book Day – an annual event organised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading. John Biggs stirred up ...
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John Biggs pays tribute to Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s prizewinning development
“Congratulations to everyone involved in delivering the scheme,” said John Biggs after the Blackwall Reach Regeneration Project scooped the Award for Planning for Housing Growth at the Planning Awards 2015. This was a scheme which Mayor Lutfur Rahman had driven ...
Read More »John Biggs confesses Mayor Lutfur Rahman right on Town Hall move
Council confirms move to Whitechapel After a six month delay, during which John Biggs tried – and failed – to find fault with Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s decision to move the Tower Hamlets Civic Centre to Whitechapel, the plan’s back on. ...
Read More »Cllr Rabina Khan challenges John Biggs: now stand up for safeguarding!
Cllr Rabina Khan will take the lead at tonight’s meeting of Tower Hamlets Council (22nd July) – the first scheduled Council meeting since John Biggs squeaked to victory in the mayoral election – and call on John Biggs to run ...
Read More »Cllr Khatun & John Biggs praise Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s work – but no name check
Tower Hamlets Council has scooped a prestigious award for its work in preventing counterfeiting. The Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) Awards are presented for outstanding achievement by individuals, companies or organisations involved in combating counterfeiting and piracy worldwide. ACG represents the ...
Read More »John Biggs praises “Troubled Families Programme” established under Lutfur Rahman’s Administration
More than 1,000 families’ lives have been transformed thanks to a pioneering scheme begun under Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s Administration. The milestone was celebrated on 2nd July, the third anniversary of a major conference the Troubled Families (TF) Programme held to ...
Read More »John Biggs praises Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s Parents and Carers Council
Parents and carers took part in a conference at the Professional Development Centre in Bethnal Green earlier this month (13th June) to share knowledge and positive experiences of bringing up children. The morning session provided mums, dads and carers with ...
Read More »John Biggs and the missing Labour votes
The predominant emotion in the Labour Party campaign when they woke up on Friday morning (or maybe even Friday afternoon) was probably not elation so much as relief. Although John Biggs won the Tower Hamlets mayoral election, he lost a large ...
Read More »Labour coronation for John Biggs over the heads of local members
London Labour Party officials have given losing mayoral candidate John Biggs a chance to make it “fourth time lucky” by announcing that he will be the Party’s candidate in the re-run election for Tower Hamlets Mayor, to be held on ...
Read More »John “one job” Biggs admits Council could falter
The results of Tower Hamlets Council’s annual independent survey of resident satisfaction are out – and they’ve got John “one job” Biggs admitting “we face a significant challenge to keep improving services.” Interviews, conducted before the recent budget cuts were ...
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