Mayor of Newham Statement - Jacobs House
Following the tragic death of 5-year old Aalim Makail Jibril
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Efforts to attract more children's social workers
Newham Council’s Cabinet have asked that a package of support be looked at that could attract much needed social workers to the borough with the specialist skills in dealing with children and young people.
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World Cup Champions statue to stay in West Ham
A bronze sculpture celebrating the part West Ham United players Bobby Moore, Sir Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters played in England winning the 1966 football World Cup.
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Terrific twos
Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz officially cut the ribbon at the launch of a nursery service for two-year-olds at Edith Kerrison Nursery and Children’s Centre.
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Prolific fly-tipper banned from setting foot in Newham
A prolific fly tipper who dumped 20 tonnes of waste on a busy road in Newham has now been banned from setting foot in the borough for three years.
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Liberte, egalite...equalitea
Pupils past and present, joined female governors, and staff at Plashet School with new Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz to celebrate 100 years since the first women in Britain won the right to vote, and 90 years since all men and women over 21 won the equal right to vote.
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Somewhere over the rainbow
The second Forest Gayte Pride parade (June 30) attracted hundreds of members of the LGBTQ community together with local people and businesses – in a day of colour, camp, music and fun.
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New Mayor announces a fresh start to tackle street homelessness in Newham
Today, the new Mayor of Newham, Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, outlined a radical new approach to tackle the borough’s homelessness crisis.
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Green light given to ambitious £300m regeneration plan for Royal Docks
Ambitious plans by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Mayor of Newham, Rokhsana Fiaz- the £314 million regeneration of the Royal Docks in east London over the next five years.
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New chief finance officer joins Newham Council
Mike O’Donnell will be joining Newham Council as a member of the executive leadership team, director of financial sustainability and statutory s151 officer.
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CIPFA Brought in to undertake a financial health check of Newham council's books
Experts in public finance have started work at Newham Council to review its financial sustainability and ensure all is well with the books.