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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Newham Council to transform locally listed Tate Institute into a thriving social community enterprise
● Non-profit organisation ReSpace Projects has been appointed to lead the regeneration of the former social club ● The building will be transformed into a multi-faceted social facility for the local community to use
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Newham Trading Standards cracks down on illegal tobacco and alcohol to support public health
• Over £65,000 of illicit and potentially harmful alcohol and tobacco seized • Newham Trading Standards are warning non-compliant businesses, ‘We will take swift enforcement action to seize unsafe and non-compliant products.’
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£3.83M Decarbonisation Grant awarded to accelerate the delivery of the first phase of Carpenters Estate Regeneration
Populo Living, Newham Council’s fully owned development company has secured a significant milestone in the Carpenters Estate regeneration with the award of a £3.83 million grant from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund.
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Newham Council says the ‘environment belongs to everyone’ as they call on volunteers to join mass litter clean up
• Newham Council encourages community to pledge to pick one bag of litter - or more - for Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean campaign as charity marks 70th anniversary
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Queen Elizabeth Memorial Pathway has been opened in Beckton Parks
The opening of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Pathway in Beckton Parks was celebrated with pupils from Ellen Wilkinson Primary School last week and is the first project to be completed in the implementation of the Beckton Parks Masterplan. The newly formed Beckton Meadows is home to this new memorial pathway dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II. The opening of the memorial pathway on Friday 15 March, was attended by Councillor James Asser, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Environment and Sustainable Transport and pupils from Ellen Wilkinson Primary School amongst other guests.
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Memorial to 'unforgettable dance star' unveiled in Newham
• The plaque to Corey Junior Davis was unveiled by his mother Keisha McLeod and Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz • Police renew public appeal to help find those who killed him
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Newham Council marks COVID-19 anniversary with a Service of Reflection
Newham residents, council members and staff marked the fourth anniversary of COVID-19 with a Service of Reflection dedicated to those who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic. The event took place at the Covid Memorial Garden in Plaistow Park, honouring Newham's residents who lost their lives and the staff, volunteers, and residents who supported the community during the pandemic. Four years since the first lockdown was declared in March 2020, Newham Council continues to offer families and individuals who lost loved ones and those living with the lasting impact the pandemic support.
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East Ham High Street South resurfacing works made possible by reallocated HS2 funding
Newham’s East Ham High Street South resurfacing works have been made possible by HS2 funding.
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Charitable social enterprise GLL to operate Newham Leisure Centres from 1 April
Newham Council is due to start a new 10-year partnership with GLL, the UK’s leading leisure and cultural charitable staff-owned trust, which runs services under the Better brand. The collaboration promises to increase physical activity levels and improve the customer experience for residents in one of London’s fastest growing boroughs.
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Newham reaffirms commitment to unleash Borough's Creative talent through exciting Cultural Programme
Cultural participation at the heart of plans to accelerate the delivery Building Newham’s Creative Future cultural strategy in 2024
