Mayor of Newham Statement - Jacobs House
Following the tragic death of 5-year old Aalim Makail Jibril
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£1.2million funding boost to help rough sleepers following successful bid
Newham Council has been awarded £1.2million to help vulnerable rough sleepers get the support they need to rebuild their lives.
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Candles lit to remember victims of the Holocaust
Holocaust survivor John Hajdu MBE joined Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz today (27 January) in a moving ceremony to remember the victims of Nazi persecution and subsequent genocides across the world.
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Residents are invited to Stand Together for Holocaust Memorial Day 2020
Newham Council is inviting residents and schools to commemorate this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day, with a free event featuring Holocaust survivor, John Hajdu and Bosniak writer and lecturer, Arnesa Bulijusmic-Kustura at the Old Town Hall in Stratford on 27 January.
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Mayor updates residents on State of the Borough
Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz on Monday (20 January) delivered a State of the Borough speech that offered residents an opportunity to understand more about the quality of life in Newham and how the Council under her administration is working to deal with challenges and seize opportunities.
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Maximum Mayor power fuelling air quality improvement for Newham school children
Newham’s Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today visited Salisbury School in Manor Park to see the innovative joint work that is being done to reduce poor air quality for pupils and staff.
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Budget forums give residents the chance to have their say
A series of budget forums will take place across Newham, giving residents the chance to have their say on draft budget proposals for the next three years.
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Newham celebrates £83K National Lottery Heritage grant boost
Newham Council has been awarded £83K worth of funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to launch Newham Heritage Month in May 2020, with the theme this year of ‘Making Home in Newham’, to celebrate the diversity of Newham's community through hundreds of years of migration.
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Up to 66 new council-owned homes and a new nursery planned for Plashet Road site
Up to 66 new council-owned homes and a new nursery are now being planned by Newham Council for the former Upton Community Centre on Plashet Road in Plaistow. This follows a decision by the council on 14 January to change the original proposals in order for the number of new homes to be increased.
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Leading experts speak at Early Years Conference in Newham
Top experts and more than 600 practitioners came together to celebrate children’s learning in the early years at a two-day conference.
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Mayor Fiaz joined by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell MP to launch Community Wealth Building strategy for a fairer Newham
A bold and pioneering approach to drive inclusive growth in Newham that benefits all residents, addresses poverty and tackles inequality was launched by Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz today.