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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Newham shortlisted for national awards for their work to reduce fly-tipping
Newham Council has been shortlisted for two prestigious national awards for their work with residents to improve the streets of Newham.
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Newham students record excellent GCSE results despite the challenges of the pandemic
After a difficult year of interrupted schooling, students across Newham recorded excellent GCSE results.
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Council opens public consultation on homelessness
On 30 July 2021, Newham Council’s draft strategy for tackling homelessness and rough sleeping opened for public consultation.
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Housing allocation policy to be made fairer and to help those most in need
Following extensive consultation with local residents, Newham Council is proposing changes to make Housing Allocations Policy fairer by prioritising households most in need.
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A Level and BTEC success for Newham students
Newham students are celebrating today after record numbers achieved higher than the national average in their BTEC and A Level results.
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Mayor of Newham marks Nagasaki and Hiroshima days with presentation of ‘seed of peace’
To mark the anniversaries of the Japanese nuclear bombings, the Mayor of Newham accepted a presentation of a seed pod from a Hiroshima Camellia tree.
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Newham Council seeks cultural partner to deliver exciting arts events and opportunities at flagship Stratford Youth Zone
Newham Council seeks cultural partner to deliver exciting arts events and opportunities at flagship Stratford Youth Zone
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Newham backs Formula E racing
Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz attended the first ABB FIA Formula E World Championship races in the borough and presented the winner’s trophy to a British driver.
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More progress on delivering affordable homes as work starts at Plashet Road
Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz visited the site of the Council’s latest housing project where 65 new affordable homes for local families will be built in Plaistow .
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Newham residents find innovative ways to green the borough
The country’s first permanent Citizens’ Assembly has presented a range of creative ideas to make Newham’s green spaces better, and more accessible.
