Four Newham Schools among first in the country to roll-out free breakfast clubs to support pupils and parents
Pupils will get a free breakfast while parents enjoy an extra 30 minutes of free childcare before school starts
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Tackling loneliness and isolation this Christmas
With Christmas almost here Newham Council has been tackling loneliness and isolation among its most vulnerable, elderly residents.
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Mayor and Cabinet members agree 2019/20 budget proposals
Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz and her Cabinet members have listened to the views of residents and put forward proposals for how Newham Council intends to spend money on what people say is important.
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Newham Council’s Local Plan targets 43,000 homes by 2033
Newham’s updated Local Plan, which will shape future development in the borough, was approved at a meeting of its Full Council this week (Monday, 10 December).
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Mayor to call on businesses to offer London Living Wage
Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz is to write to businesses across Newham to encourage them and others in their supply chains to ensure that all employees are paid at least to the level of the London Living Wage.
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Newham Council to invest £120m in improving existing council homes
Newham Council’s housing stock will be improved as part of a £120m investment programme, to drive up standards for residents and ensure our council homes are safe and well maintained.
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Uniting and supporting Newham schools
A meeting of Newham Council cabinet on Tuesday 4 December, was given an update on a new partnership open to all Newham schools but specifically designed to support maintained schools in the borough.
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Fresh start for Carpenters Estate as joint venture process is ended
Councillors have decided to end the current joint venture process for the Carpenters Estate to make way for a properly resident led masterplan.
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Newham Council to celebrate the “Windrush” generation and campaign against government “hostile environment policy”
Newham councillors have given unanimous backing to a motion pledging to fight the government’s “hostile environment policy” which led to the recent Windrush immigration scandal.
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Newham takes pledge to end violence against women and girls
Newham residents are being urged to wear orange and make a pledge to stand up to violence against women and girls as part of the UN’S 16 Days of Activism.
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Newham Council publish CIPFA report revealing weaknesses in financial control
Newham Council have this week (Monday 26 November) published the report commissioned into the authority’s finances, where public finance experts CIPFA have revealed weaknesses in financial control.
