Newham Council prioritises service delivery while setting the budget for 2025/26, sustaining the delivery of Building a Fairer Newham priorities
This budget is about protecting essential services, supporting the most vulnerable, and delivering real improvements to residents’ lives.
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Over £1 million to transform Little Ilford Park
• £1.2 m revamp of children’s play area and park • New café for residents for the summer
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Celebrating Eid al-Fitr in Newham
As Ramadan continues across the borough, residents will soon be preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr.
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Cabinet puts social housing improvement under the spotlight
Newham’s Cabinet has today (4 March) discussed the quarterly update on a programme set up to deliver improvements across the board in Newham’s Social housing.
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Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE statement following stabbing incident on 1 March 2025 in Canning Town
On Saturday night in Canning Town, a terrifying incident unfolded when a 17-year old was the victim of a serious knife assault.
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Large majority of pupils in Newham get one of top three preferred secondary schools
Just over 94 per cent of all pupils in Newham have been offered one of their first three preferred secondary schools on National Offer Day (Monday 3 March 2025).
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£100,000 available for Newham Heritage Month 2025
The sixth Festival will celebrate ‘Newham at 60: A Borough Like No Other’
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Mayor visits Newham bakery, born out of ashes of Ukrainian invasion
A successful Newham bakery business born out of the ashes of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine received a visit from Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE as the world marks the third anniversary of the invasion.
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A Statement from the Mayor of Newham
Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE responds to Government announcement that Newham Council is one of 30 councils granted Exceptional Financial Support
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Proposed Budget confirms “commitment to building a fairer Newham remains unwavering.”
The commitment to the ambition of Building a Fairer Newham continues and has underpinned both proposed changes to the Corporate Plan and Budget setting.
