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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Response to Shelter housing report
Newham Council has today responded to a report by housing charity Shelter, which describes Newham as having 1 in 24 people homeless.
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Newham proposes multi million pound boost for young people's services as Youth Safety Board publishes first report
The first report of Newham’s Youth Safety Board is published this week, a day before Cabinet sits to consider a budget that has young people at its heart.
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Newham Leisure Centres update
Almost 400 residents have engaged with the consultation into the future of Balaam Leisure Centre in Plaistow which ended last month. Newham Council is now collating and analysing the results before making a recommendation on the future of the centre.
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Newham schools continue to perform well above national average
Newham schools’ performance in key areas of education has once again placed the borough amongst the top 10 performing local authorities in England – as shown by this year’s Key Stage 2 SATs results, published today by the Department for Education.
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Budget proposals are up for discussion
Newham Council’s draft budget proposals for the years 2020/21to 2022/23 will be discussed at a meeting of Cabinet on Tuesday (17 December) which is open to residents.
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Christmas cheer for vulnerable residents
Elderly and vulnerable residents who experience social isolation and find it hard to get out, were treated to a Christmas meal organised by Newham Council for the second year running.
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Newham Council to support the 2019/20 Christmas shelter for the rough sleeping community for a second year
Newham Council has agreed to support a project run by Stratford Seventh Day Adventist Church, and the Docklands Settlements, which offers shelter, food and companionship to the borough’s rough sleeping community over the festive period.
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Newham Council sets out new strategy to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping
Newham Council Cabinet last night (Tuesday 3 December) voted to adopt a new strategy to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in the borough.
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Support Small Business Saturday this Christmas and help the community
Residents will be able to boost the local economy and support Newham’s small shops, family businesses, markets, small businesses and manufacturers, by taking part in Small Business Saturday on 7 December.
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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.
