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. ...
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Biggs picks up another award for a Mayor Lutfur Rahman service
Tower Hamlets Council has won a top sustainability prize in the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Awards for its work in providing vulnerable people with healthy and organic meals. The Council cooks meals fresh each day and delivers hot ...
Read More »Biggs pays tribute to Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s officers
Labour’s John Biggs has paid tribute to Council staff who refurbished a Council car park earlier this year. It was announced at the start of the month that the car park, situated in Haverfield Road, beside Mile End Park, is ...
Read More »Biggs “proud” that residents rated Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s services A-OK
Independent researchers interviewed residents early this year – and found that residents were very happy with the services under Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s Administration. No council services saw a decline in ratings compared to last year’s survey, indicating that Mayor Lutfur ...
Read More »Biggs endorses yet another Mayor Lutfur Rahman policy
John Biggs has admitted Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s boroughwide 20mph speed limit “will improve road safety for everyone” and his Cabinet Member for the Environment has dubbed the measure “important”. The new limit was introduced after Mayor Lutfur Rahman and his ...
Read More »Biggs tries to continue Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s equalities stance on LGBT rights
Mayor Lutfur Rahman made a point of standing up for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) residents. He was the first Mayor of Tower Hamlets to mention LGBT residents in his inauguration speech, and his Administration backed a number of ...
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 »Andy Erlam demands cash from Lutfur Rahman
The election court may be over – but the ramifications of the case continue. At the end of the case, Mr Mawrey ruled that Mayor Lutfur Rahman pay the legal costs of the four “ordinary voters” (present or past candidates ...
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 »Has “Two Jobs” John written off £1m that Mayor Lutfur Rahman tried to retrieve?
John Biggs is reported to have written off a £850,000 loan made to the Rich Mix (an organisation which styles itself “East London’s independent arts venue”). Independent councillors have implemented the “call in” process which means that the decision will ...
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