10,000 extra devices needed in Tower Hamlets for home schooling 18 Jan 2021 A Tower Hamlets Council survey of local headteachers has found that an estimated 10,000 additional…
Mayor Biggs publishes budget plans with pledge to keep funding Free School Meals despite austerity 11 Jan 2021 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has published his budget proposals which protects council-funded…
‘Give school staff early vaccinations’ urges Mayor of Tower Hamlets 05 Jan 2021 School teachers and support staff should be given Covid-19 vaccines early to enable a safer…
Government urged to save the early years sector by continuing funding arrangements into 2021 23 Dec 2020 Mayor John Biggs and Councillor Danny Hassell have written to Secretary of State for Education…
Mayor Biggs warns that failure to secure a Brexit trade deal would be “catastrophic” for Tower Hamlets 23 Dec 2020 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has criticised the Government over its no-deal brinkmanship…
Chancellor passes the buck on social care funding crisis again 10 Dec 2020 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has criticised the Chancellor for “shirking his responsibility”…
Mayor Biggs urges Chancellor to protect Universal Credit and Keep the Lifeline 03 Dec 2020 The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has hit out at the Chancellor for ploughing…
Tower Hamlets Labour calls for action on fire safety 30 Nov 2020 At a Full Council meeting earlier this month, Tower Hamlets councillors adopted a Labour amendment…
Tower Hamlets Council condemns Government’s failure of children and young people 23 Nov 2020 Tower Hamlets Council has voted to condemn the Government for its failure to tackle child…