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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Public health guidance
Public Health England has been made aware that there have been a number of infestations of false widow spiders in Newham.
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Councillor has stepped down
Newham councillor Veronica Oakeshott has stepped down as an elected member for Boleyn ward for family reasons.
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Newham celebrates Black History Month
Black History Month is being revived in the borough for the first time in more than ten years.
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World car free day comes to Newham
Newham celebrated its first ever “World Car-Free Day” this month, with four roads closed to traffic to allow children to play in their own street.
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Switch to two way traffic on Stratford Broadway
Traffic will go in both directions on Stratford Broadway – the first significant change in the transformation of the town centre.
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District will be so fashionable
Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz helped unveil ambitious plans to make East London the global hub of fashion technology.
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Newham Council supports donor campaign to save lives
Newham Council has pledged to help save lives by supporting Organ Donation Week from September 3 to 9.
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Newham Council to bid for over £100 million in funding to build new council homes
Ambitious plans have been approved by Newham Council to bid for up to £150million of Greater London Authority (GLA) and government funding.
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Come out to play in Newham
Last night (4 September) Newham Council gave the green light to a £100,000 a year project to encourage residents to create traffic free “Play Streets” in the road outside their homes.
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Mayor of Newham brands Tenants Fees Bill "completely inadequate"
Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz OBE has blasted the government’s Tenants Fees Bill - which goes to report stage tomorrow (5 September) - as far too little, too late.
