Mayor of Newham Statement - Jacobs House
Following the tragic death of 5-year old Aalim Makail Jibril
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Update on Balaam Leisure Centre closure
It is with regret that we can today confirm that Balaam Leisure will not be reopening to the public during April 2019.
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Inspirational Newham women celebrate International Women’s Day
Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz led a celebration of the contribution made by women in the borough, with a special International Women’s Day breakfast at Stratford Town Hall, this morning (Friday 8 March), attended by over a hundred women from across the borough, representing a range of community organisations and from many walks of life.
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Castle Point water supply failure
Newham Council apologises to the residents of Castle Point in Plaistow South for the distress and inconvenience caused by the loss of water supply.
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Council warns residents against workmen conning people out of thousands of pounds
Newham Council is warning residents against fraudsters attempting to con people out of thousands of pounds.
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Over 90 percent of Newham pupils get a place in a preferred secondary school
A total of 4518 Newham residents applied for places in the borough’s schools, starting this September, by the national closing date of 31 October 2018, with over 93 per cent offered a placed at one of their preferred schools according to London-wide admission data.
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Newham families receive visit from Mayor of London following Newham Council’s successful bid of £107 million for affordable housing funding
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan visited Newham today to see the kind of family homes which could be provided as a result of £107 million affordable housing funding boost awarded to Newham Council.
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Newham Council agrees budget for 2019/20
Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz and Newham Council has tonight (18 February) agreed its budget for 2019/20 that will see £214 million spent on delivering services with residents at the heart.
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Talks with residents progress on future of Carpenters Estate
The Mayor of Newham met with residents of the Carpenters Estate last week to progress discussions on the future of the area.
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Newham Council establishes Internal Control Commission
Newham Council has established an Internal Control Commission which will advise the authority on how it can become a beacon of good practice in terms of financial management and internal control.
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Newham Council to invest over £20million into services in 2019/20 budget
Newham Council is proposing to invest an additional £22.1million into its services through its 2019/20 budget, including the biggest investment into Children’s Services in a generation.