Statement from Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE on Newham’s May 2026 mayoral election
Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE announced that she is not standing as a candidate for the Mayor of Newham in next May’s mayoral elections.
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Newham Council begins paying home care staff the London Living Wage
Newham Council is increasing the hourly rate paid to its contracted home care providers, in order that they can pay their staff, the majority of whom are Newham residents, the London Living Wage.
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Proposed Browning Road traffic pilot paused
After listening to residents, Newham Council has paused a proposed traffic management experiment in Browning Road, E12, pending further analysis and will undertake a wider consultation exercise with all those affected.
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New Corporate Director for Children and Young People appointed
Newham Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Aldridge as its new permanent Corporate Director of Children and Young People.
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Knife amnesty bin for Stratford
Newham’s first street facing knife amnesty bin has been opened in Stratford to encourage people holding blades to surrender them.
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Newham Council tenants and leaseholders to be given voice through new forums
A series of forums across Newham will take place soon offering a voice to Newham Council’s tenants and leaseholders.
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Severe hot weather - rough sleepers
Due to the hot weather the Greater London Authority has triggered its Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) to support the homeless and rough sleeping community, after the Met Office forecasted temperatures in the capital would reach in excess of 30 degrees for the first four days of this week.
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Fun at the Newham Show 2019
There was fun, laughter and smiles galore as more than 36,000 residents enjoyed the Newham Show at East Ham’s Central Park over the weekend.
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Lift at Atherton Leisure Centre
The lift at Atherton Leisure Centre is currently out of order due to a technical failure. Newham Council and activeNewham are talking with contractors to identity a permanent solution.
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Mayor of London to break ground on historic new cultural and educational quarter in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Newham schoolchildren helped Mayor of London Sadiq Khan bury a time capsule as part of a ground breaking ceremony on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to mark work starting on East Bank.
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Mayor of Newham to meet her pledge to start building 1,000 new homes at social rent with cash boost of 276 million
More than 1,000 new homes at social rent will be built by Newham Council as part of a £276 million cash boost as the local authority makes plans to directly intervene in the housing sector.
