Statement on the death of Cllr Neil Wilson
We are sad to announce the death of Cllr Neil Wilson, Cabinet Member for Health and Adults Social Care, and ward member for Plaistow South.
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Newham Council publishes independent QC report on “flawed” decisions made by previous administration regarding £40 million investment into London Stadium
An independent review has concluded that the final decision which led to Newham Council investing £40m into the transformation of the London Stadium after the 2012 Games was “flawed”.
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Key stage results 2018: Newham above national average with 73 percent achieving expected standard
Seventy-three per cent of Newham’s primary pupils achieved the government’s “expected standard” in reading, writing and maths in this year’s Key Stage 2 SATs, up from 70 per cent last year, provisional results published by the government show.
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More than 45,000 people celebrate at the Newham Show
With temperatures soaring over 30 degrees, people from all over the borough came together as a community to take part in the activities at the annual two day Newham Show.
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Efforts to attract more children's social workers
Newham Council’s Cabinet have asked that a package of support be looked at that could attract much needed social workers to the borough with the specialist skills in dealing with children and young people.
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World Cup Champions statue to stay in West Ham
A bronze sculpture celebrating the part West Ham United players Bobby Moore, Sir Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters played in England winning the 1966 football World Cup.
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Terrific twos
Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz officially cut the ribbon at the launch of a nursery service for two-year-olds at Edith Kerrison Nursery and Children’s Centre.
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Prolific fly-tipper banned from setting foot in Newham
A prolific fly tipper who dumped 20 tonnes of waste on a busy road in Newham has now been banned from setting foot in the borough for three years.
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Liberte, egalite...equalitea
Pupils past and present, joined female governors, and staff at Plashet School with new Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz to celebrate 100 years since the first women in Britain won the right to vote, and 90 years since all men and women over 21 won the equal right to vote.
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Somewhere over the rainbow
The second Forest Gayte Pride parade (June 30) attracted hundreds of members of the LGBTQ community together with local people and businesses – in a day of colour, camp, music and fun.
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New Mayor announces a fresh start to tackle street homelessness in Newham
Today, the new Mayor of Newham, Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, outlined a radical new approach to tackle the borough’s homelessness crisis.
