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News from John Biggs: John Biggs AM calls on mayor to increase road investment
13 January 2012Boris Johnson has cut funds to improve local roads by 40% in the past three years, figures released today reveal. Local London Assembly Member John Biggs is calling on the Mayor to...
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News from John Biggs: Boris and TfL break Bow roundabout promise
2 December 2011Local London Assembly Member John Biggs today criticised Mayor of London Boris Johnson and TfL for failing to stand by an agreement to report back on an urgent safety review of Bow...
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News from John Biggs: Housing "crisis" in City & East
19 October 2011New figures show residents in City & East are being priced out of rented housing marketLocal London Assembly member John Biggs calls for urgent action to tackle growing crisisNew...
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News from John Biggs- Biggs Concerned at Mayor's Budget Cuts on Police...
7 January 2013The Mayor’s draft budget for the 2013/14 financial year was released last week. It included a cut to Band D council tax of 1.2%, or £3.72 a year – less then a one-day Zone 1-4...
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News from John Biggs: LOCOG should play fair with the Olympic Lottery
9 May 2011In anticipation of the first payments for Olympic tickets being taken tomorrow John Biggs, London Assembly member for City and East, has called for LOCOG to be more open and transparent about...
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News from John Biggs: Tube ticket office opening slashed in Barking & Dagenham
16 February 2011Local London Assembly member John Biggs has slammed Boris Johnson's decision to slash ticket office opening hours in Barking & Dagenham. Ticket office hours in the borough were cut...
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News from John Biggs: Only 29% of Newham’s tube and overland stations are...
1 December 2010New figures reveal that just 4 out of Newham’s 14 stations are step-free and only 49% of the borough’s bus stops are accessible.One in ten Londoners are excluded from large parts of the...
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News from John Biggs: TfL taking too long to fix Mile End Crossing
27 September 2009John Biggs, Labour London Assembly Member for City & East, today called on Transport for London to step up their game, as Mile End junction becomes the scene of a sixth accident in...
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News from John Biggs: A better interchange for Whitechapel
25 March 2010East London Assembly Member John Biggs AM renews his calls for a better interchange at Whitechapel while previewing the new East London Line trains and looking at new and refurbished...
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News from John Biggs: Bus stop bungle at Whitechapel
27 February 2009East London Assembly Member John Biggs has demanded that TfL officials meet him at Whitechapel to discuss the bungled bus stop closures. The site meeting will start at 10am on Wednesday...
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News from John Biggs: welcomes extra funds for Barking & Dagenham to tackle...
16 September 2008East London Assembly Member John Biggs spoke of his delight today as it was announced that Barking & Dagenham is to receive a share of £22m funding to tackle youth crime.The...
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News from John Biggs:12 Fire Stations, 18 Fire Engines and 400 Fire-Fighters...
11 January 2013 Today it was announced that Boris Johnson will close 12 fire stations across London. The list of closures was revealed by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA). The...
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John Biggs welcomes crime fall on buses
21 November 2007Local Assembly Member John Biggs has welcomed a fall in crime on London’s buses and says this is a direct result of the Safer Transport Teams. Figures released by Transport for London...
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John Biggs calls for caution on Post Office closures
7 March 2008After surveying residents last year about the Post Office’s plans to modernise the network, John heard that East Londoners valued their local services, and expressed strong praise for the...
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News from John Biggs: Biggs Slams Mayor's Budget
7 January 2013 The Mayor’s draft budget for the 2013/14 financial year was released last week. It included a cut to Band D council tax of 1.2%, or £3.72 a year – less then a one-day Zone 1-4...
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