Tower Hamlets Council backs ‘Breaking Point’ campaign
Tower Hamlets Council today (Wednesday 20th March) voted to support the ‘Breaking Point’ campaign. The national…
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Mayor Biggs welcomes increased funding for the Places of Worship Fund
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has welcomed the announcement from the Home Office…
Statement from Mayor Biggs following New Zealand attack
Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs said: “I am shocked and saddened to hear about…
Mayor Biggs calls on Chancellor to reverse police cuts
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer…
Review into Operation Lynemouth
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has published a report…
International Women’s Day marked in Tower Hamlets
Mayor John Biggs celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) today (Friday 8th March) and celebrated the…
Private sector housing fines exceed £450,000 as council cracks down on rogue landlords
New analysis has shown that since Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs was first elected…
A Labour budget to make Tower Hamlets a Safer, Fairer and Cleaner Borough
Tower Hamlets Councillors tonight voted in favour of Mayor John Biggs budget proposals which set…
Community Language Service
Tower Hamlets Labour Group has agreed the following motion, regarding the Community Language Service in…
Budget 2019
A budget for a cleaner, safer, fairer Tower Hamlets
Councillors pledge support to TUC’s Great Jobs Agenda
At the Full Council meeting on Wednesday 23rd of January, Councillors overwhelmingly backed a motion…
Broken promises from Government on school funding
31 schools in Tower Hamlets have had budgets cut in real-terms, despite Government promise that…
Tower Hamlets receives highest New Homes Bonus allocation in the country
The Government has recently announced that Tower Hamlets has been provisionally allocated £19.2m, the highest…
Mayor warns that Government shake-up of council funding could badly hit Tower Hamlets
The Government has launched a consultation on proposed new funding arrangements for local councils. The…
Government Shelves Vital Council Funding Announcement Because Of Brexit Mess
A vital announcement on the level of cuts that cash-strapped councils will receive next year…
Mayor Biggs calls for greater freedom to spend Right to Buy money
Figures show that 1,045 council homes have been lost in Tower Hamlets through Right to…
London Labour council leaders warn that Tory Government funding cuts are pushing councils across London to ‘breaking point’
London Labour council leaders warn that Tory Government funding cuts are pushing councils across London to…
Fewer than half of residents received correct Universal Credit payment
Fewer than half of residents in Tower Hamlets received correct Universal Credit payment. Results of…