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Queen's Speech 2008
Queen's Speech 2008 A fairer future for Poplar and Canning Town Labour's Legislative Programme will build on the Pre-Budget Report announced last week and will help equip people to meet the economi...

Biggs AM surveys plastics recycling
Got your bottle? John Biggs AM surveys plastics recycling on the move

John Biggs AM has today called on Londoners to respond to an online survey on the recycling of plastic bottles while out ...

By-election victory
Rachael Saunders has won the Mile End East by-election with a healthy majority, increasing both the Labour Party's vote and share of the vote from the 2006 council elections. The resul...

Do you know a dangerous crossing?
To mark Road Safety week (10 - 16 November) London Assembly member John Biggs is trying to find the most dangerous crossing in Tower Hamlets. Next week is National Road Safety Week. To coincide with ...

Rachael Saunders’s petition against nightclub licence
Rachael Saunders, Labour’s candidate for the Mile End East by-election, met residents to talk about the problems with Club E3’s current licence this week. The club has had its current licence te...

Rachael Saunders Selected for Mile End East
  Labour selects Rachael Saunders for Mile End East by-election   Local campaigner Rachael Saunders, has been selected to fight the Mile End East .by-election for the Labour Party.   ...

Cllr Rupert Bawden stands down
Councillor Rupert Bawden yesterday (Monday 6th October) resigned as a councillor for Mile End East ward, citing on-going health problems. Since the decision was announced, tributes to Rupert fro...

Free alarm care service for pensioners
Council Leader Cllr Lutfur Rahman   Labour councillors have decided to make the Telecare Alarm service FREE for pensioners in Tower Hamlets.   Speaking about the proposals Council Leader Lu...

John Biggs welcomes extra funds to tackle youth crime


Local Assembly Member John Biggs spoke of his delight today as it was announced that Tower Hamlets is to receive a share of £22m funding to tackle youth crime.

The government announc...

Mayor dismisses passengers' anger
Local Assembly Member John Biggs slams Mayor Johnson's dismissal of passengers' anger at TfL bus decision. John asked the Mayor if he recognised local people's anger about the new 488 bus.  Ov...

MP attends Remembrance Service for victims of the Blitz
Jim Fitzpatrick MP yesterday (10th September) attended a service held at the old St Luke’s Church War Memorial, Canning Town,  to remember those who lost their lives in the Hallsville Road S...

New temporary bus stop helps residents


Local Assembly Member John Biggs is pleased TfL have agreed to put in a temporary bus stop on Westferry Road on the Isle of Dogs.Whilst Marsh Wall is closed, the D8 route to Canary Wharf and...

AM secures replacement service
  Improved East London Line replacement service to begin next week.   Local Assembly Member John Biggs celebrates a victory with TfL introducing an improved replacement bus service for the c...

MP marks Chinese heritage
Jim Fitzpatrick MP marks Chinese community's East End heritage.   Jim Fitzpatrick MP helped unveil a plaque in Limehouse which marked the Chinese community's long and strong links with the Eas...

MP highlights plight of carers
Jim Fitzpatrick MP has teamed up with charity ambassador and TV & Film actress, Pam Ferris, to show his support for carers in Poplar and Canning Town who are amongst the six million people in the...

Leader unveils new cabinet
    Labour's Council Leader, Lutfur Rahman, has unveiled his cabinet for the next municipal year. The new Cabinet includes:     Cllr Lutfur Rahman – Council Leader   Cllr Si...

Labour secure by-election victory
  Tower Hamlets Labour Party have won the Weavers ward by-election with a majority of just under 500 votes. The election, which took place on May 1st, was won by Labour candidate Fazlul Haq...

Labour on the rise in Tower Hamlets
  Despite Ken Livinstone's defeat in the Mayoral election, Labour performed strongly on May 1st and the support for Labour across the borough shows that the momentum is with Labour in T...

Biggs repeats calls for replacement buses
Biggs repeats calls for replacement buses
to transport hubs
Local Assembly Member John Biggs is frustrated by TfL’s slowness to improve the East London Line replacement services, du...

£13,925 means bus lifeline for Wapping residents will be extended to Saturdays
£13,925 means bus lifeline for Wapping residents will be extended to Saturdays Following a high profile campaign by Cllr. Denise Jones, London Assembly Member for City and East London, John Bi...

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