Education stalwart remembered as Mayor of Newham leads tributes to former councillor Graham Lane
On behalf of everyone at Newham Council, Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE has offered deepest condolences to the widow, family and friends of former councillor Graham Lane who died on Thursday 25 March 2024.
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Council warns residents against workmen conning people out of thousands of pounds
Newham Council is warning residents against fraudsters attempting to con people out of thousands of pounds.
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Over 90 percent of Newham pupils get a place in a preferred secondary school
A total of 4518 Newham residents applied for places in the borough’s schools, starting this September, by the national closing date of 31 October 2018, with over 93 per cent offered a placed at one of their preferred schools according to London-wide admission data.
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Newham families receive visit from Mayor of London following Newham Council’s successful bid of £107 million for affordable housing funding
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan visited Newham today to see the kind of family homes which could be provided as a result of £107 million affordable housing funding boost awarded to Newham Council.
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Newham Council agrees budget for 2019/20
Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz and Newham Council has tonight (18 February) agreed its budget for 2019/20 that will see £214 million spent on delivering services with residents at the heart.
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Talks with residents progress on future of Carpenters Estate
The Mayor of Newham met with residents of the Carpenters Estate last week to progress discussions on the future of the area.
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Newham Council establishes Internal Control Commission
Newham Council has established an Internal Control Commission which will advise the authority on how it can become a beacon of good practice in terms of financial management and internal control.
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Newham Council to invest over £20million into services in 2019/20 budget
Newham Council is proposing to invest an additional £22.1million into its services through its 2019/20 budget, including the biggest investment into Children’s Services in a generation.
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Newham Council shortlisted for National Campaign for the Arts award
Newham Council has been shortlisted for Best Arts Initiative at the National Campaign for the Arts’ (NCA) Hearts for the Arts Awards 2019.
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New 450-pupil primary school set to be built in the Royal Docks
Newham Council is poised to agree a decision that will pave the way for a much needed new primary school within the Royal Wharf development for residents of the Royal Docks.
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Newham becomes first London borough to fly progress rainbow flag to mark LGBT History Month
Newham Council raised new Progress Rainbow flags at its Town Halls in East Ham and Stratford today (Fri 1 Feb) to celebrate February as LGBT History Month.