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Newham launches ambitious five-year Growth Plan to deliver homes, jobs and inclusive prosperity
• Newham Council sets out bold Growth Plan for 2025–2030 • Up to 8,000 new homes identified on council-owned land • Plan to drive growth in key sectors while tackling inequality and climate challenges
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Newham residents to get easier access to PrEP thanks to Elton John AIDS Foundation grant
Newham is proud to be part of a pilot to allow residents access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a medicine that, when taken correctly, reduces the risk of acquiring HIV through sex by around 99%.
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Cabinet agrees to move to next phase in consultation over closure of Calverton Primary School
• Falling pupil numbers at Custom House School strain finances and impact the Council’s budget. • Reduced income from fewer pupils leaves the school with a yearly budget deficit.
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East Ham Declared Gambling Vulnerability Area
• New licensing policy launched to protect vulnerable residents
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Newham Council approves £2.6m gym for Manor Park in major investment for community health
Manor Park is to get a new gym after Newham Council’s Cabinet gave the go-ahead to release the funding for the project today (September 16).
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Newham turns up the volume on tenants’ voices
Newham’s tenants and leaseholders will have more ways to get involved in how their homes and estates are run following Cabinet approval of a new Housing Resident Involvement Strategy today (16 Sep).
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Newham Council to introduce new tool to aid blind and partially sighted residents to vote
• The “McGonagle Reader” is being rolled out for the Plaistow South By-Election, September 18 • Allows residents with visual impairment to cast their vote in secret
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Celebrate the arrival of Royal Docks Corridor in an inter-active day of fun and digger-tastic play!
Newham Council and the Royal Docks team invite you to celebrate the opening of the Royal Docks Corridor, Newham’s newest street improvement scheme.
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A tireless advocate for the people remembered, Mayor of Newham leads tributes to Councillor Neil Wilson
Newham Council will honour Cllr Neil Wilson on 9 Oct. A devoted public servant, he served Plaistow for 30+ years. A funeral will be held in his memory on Thursday 11 September at St Alban the Martyr.
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Let’s Love Newham: New Campaign to Keep the Borough Clean and Tidy
Newham Council has launched Let’s Love Newham, a new campaign to bring everyone together to tackle fly-tipping, reduce waste, and make our streets and parks cleaner and greener for all.
