Newham Council announces Breakthrough Budget to deliver financial sustainability and a Fairer Newham
Newham Council’s 2026/27 draft Budget ends emergency support, keeps council tax among London’s lowest, and invests in services residents value most.
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98% of Newham children gain a place at one of their top three preferred primary schools
• 91% per cent of Newham children due to start an infant or primary school from September 2025 have been offered their parents first choice school
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Three Newham Schools amongst those winning funding from the Mayor of London for Greener Schools Programme
• Central Park Primary, Plashet School and Roman Road School will get investment for solar panels, heat pumps and other green technology to cut an estimated £15,000 in costs from each school budget
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Mayor has spades in the ground – backing Newham’s air quality for all pledge
• New 200 tree pocket forest planted • Newham’s pledge for a greener future is taking leafy shape
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Residents Celebrate Move into Newham Council’s First Affordable Later-Living Scheme
Residents Celebrate Move into Newham Council’s First Affordable Later-Living Scheme
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A statement on the Kaliyah Coa search from the Mayor of Newham
Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, Mayor of Newham, said:
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Investment boost set to improve Newham’s highways
• Approval for planned maintenance budget of nearly £8.9m for 2025/2026 • Schemes to focus on footways, roads, street lighting and highway structures • Government funding of almost £700,000 approved
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In praise of Warm Havens – We are Newham, we are helping
• 1,400 extra opening hours offered a warm safe space for residents over the winter
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Newham Council Honoured with Leadership Award for Commitment to Good and Sustainable Food
• Newham wins recognition for promoting healthy and sustainable food initiatives
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Newham celebrates success of apprenticeship fair
• Over 1,400 residents attended the apprenticeship fair at Stratford Town Hall • 75% of attendees expressed interest in pursuing an apprenticeship
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Alcohol licenses revoked for employing illegal workers
Two Newham businesses have their licence to sell alcohol revoked after they was found employing illegal workers.
