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Newham Council’s Rites of Passage programme awarded £32,000
Newham’s Rites of Passage programme was awarded £32,000 by the Department for Levelling up, Housing, and Communities (DLUHC), to honour the Windrush Generation as part of this year’s celebrations.
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Large majority of Newham children gain a place at first preference primary school
• More than 97 per cent of Newham children due to start primary school from September 2024 have been offered a place at one of their parents’ top three preferred schools.
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Education stalwart remembered as Mayor of Newham leads tributes to former councillor Graham Lane
On behalf of everyone at Newham Council, Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE has offered deepest condolences to the widow, family and friends of former councillor Graham Lane who died on Thursday 25 March 2024.
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Eid al Fitr: Having a safe and happy Eid in Newham
As Ramadan draws to a close, residents will be getting ready to celebrate Eid al Fitr, the festival that marks the end of Ramadan from Tuesday 9 April.
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Statement from Newham Council on Stratford Market Village
Since the sudden closure of Stratford Market Village on 10 January, we have been advocating and negotiating to find a resolution.
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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.
