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  • Nine thousand new trees for Newham

    Hundreds of volunteers descended on Newham on Saturday to help plant 9,000 new trees in Beckton District Park South.

    Published: 02 Dec 2019

    9,000 new trees are planted to mark National Tree Week by Newham residents, community groups and volunteers from across the capital.

  • Celebrate in style this festive season

    ​Everyone is invited to attend a host of fun and free Christmas activities taking place this year across Newham - guaranteed to add more sparkle to your holiday season.

    Published: 28 Nov 2019

    Christmas activities taking place in Newham.

  • Commission begins work on improving Local Democracy

    Newham Council wants residents to feel part of where they live, be able to participate more extensively in local democracy, have their voices heard in decision-making, help shape the borough’s future including the way it is governed, and be able to hold their elected representatives to account.

    Published: 20 Nov 2019

    Six members of the Commission have been appointed and are getting to work on gathering feedback from residents and experts on subjects such as how the Council can increase residents’ participation in local democracy, facilitate greater civic engagement, a

  • Royal Docks Corridor to get a people’s design for life

    Newham Council, in partnership with the Royal Docks Team, is to engage with local people in the Royal Docks Corridor to find out how they want the area to be designed to reflect its change from a predominantly industrial to an increasingly residential area.

    Published: 19 Nov 2019

    Newham Council, in partnership with the Royal Docks Team, is to engage with local people in the Royal Docks Corridor to find out how they want the area to be designed to reflect its change from a predominantly industrial to an increasingly residential are

  • Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

    The London Legacy Development Corporation is investigating an unexplained metal object found during site excavation works in the south of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.​

    Published: 15 Nov 2019

  • Newham Council invites residents to balance the budget

    Newham Council is committed to delivering a budget for residents, and a budget that can continue to support the borough’s most vulnerable residents, whilst making the required efficiencies of £45million over the next three years, enforced by government austerity. The council wants residents’ thoughts on how these savings should be made.

    Published: 13 Nov 2019

  • Healthy School Streets prove a hit

    A scheme to make it safer, healthier and greener for pupils and parents to negotiate the daily school-run in Newham is off to a positive start following a successful launch.

    Published: 12 Nov 2019

    The first morning at Woodgrange Primary for the Healthy School Streets Scheme was a big hit with parents, staff and the children with many more than usual cycling, using scooters and walking to school.
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