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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Quit smoking this Ramadan for better mental and physical health
Ramadan is the most sacred month in Islam and a time when Muslims refrain from eating or drinking from dusk until dawn as a way of practicing patience, humility, sacrifice and self-restraint.
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Be A Good Easter Bunny - Stay Covid Safe
So the clocks have sprung forward – marking the start of British Summer Time – but it’s not just the clocks moving forward - this week also marks another milestone on the journey out of national COVID-19 lockdown.
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First Shape Newham project installed and go ahead given to five more creative projects in Newham’s Town Centres
Newham Council’s £1.5m public spaces town centre improvement programme, Shape Newham, has passed another milestone with the granting of planning permission for five creative projects in Plaistow, Beckton, East Ham and Forest Gate. The projects will be installed between April and October this year.
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Census Day on Sunday 21 March
The Census is being carried out this Sunday and will provide a picture of the people and households across the borough and throughout England, Wales and NI.
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Newham’s young people scoop interview with Children and Young People’s Commissioner
Newham’s young people scoop interview with Children and Young People’s Commissioner
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Residents get historic opportunity to shape Newham’s future
Newham’s residents are being given a historic opportunity to help shape the borough’s future by voting on the issues that impact their lives the most.
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Newham Council investigation leads to man sentenced for illegal puppy trading
A man has been sentenced to 120 hours of unpaid work and made to pay £1000 costs for illegally importing and selling puppies.
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Quit Smoking for Better Mental Health!
10 March No Smoking Day 2021.
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Mayor of Newham, Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, has spoken in response to the government’s budget proposals
Mayor of Newham, Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, has spoken in response to the government’s budget proposals.
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Newham’s safe and inspiring celebrations of International Women’s Day
International Women's Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It takes place on 8 March.
