Aspers Good Causes Fund Gives Back to the Community
Nineteen Newham groups have successfully secured funding in the latest round of the Aspers Good Cause fund, including sports training, music making and counselling projects.
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Newham takes on the Government over high stakes high street betting
Sir Robin Wales, the Mayor of Newham has accused the Government of “dragging its feet” after it announced a further consultation on Fixed Odd Betting Terminals (FOBTs).
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Goodbye Christopher Robin is based on a story that many people may think they know before going to see the movie, but actually It’s likely to surprise you a little.
Newham Young Mayor is elected
The Borough of Newham’s young people have elected Tomiwa Akintunde as their eleventh Young Mayor.
Blade Runner 2049
Following the rebellion of Replicants a new type has been invented that will serve and not rebel, K (Ryan Gosling) is one of this new breed and works for the LAPD as a ‘Blade Runner’. A Blade Runner is a detective thats operates as more of an Assassin tracking down replicants like the old Nexus 8 models and expiring them. After a routine job where he completes his mission to expire the Nexus 8 model hiding on a protein farm, K finds a box of bones that carry an earth shattering secret. He is then tasked with a new mission one to track down a new prey.
Newham Shop Keepers Take a Stand on Acid Sales
Newham shop keepers have come out in strong support of a new scheme to prevent the sale of acid to young people, 80 have agreed to challenge the age of its customers.
Stratford Town Center Transformation Begins
A project between Newham Council and Transport for London has begun with the aim of transforming Stratford Town Centre making it a safer place.
The Maine at KOKO London
Last night The Maine blew us all away with an energy filled set, as they stopped by Camden promoting their most recent album Lovely Little Lonely, fresh off of a huge world tour. Speaking of huge this was the bands biggest ever headlining show playing to nearly 1500 fans of all ages, new and old.
The Dark Tower
A young boy, Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor), has disturbing dreams about a man dressed in black trying to destroy the world using children and a gunslinger trying to track down the man in black and kill him. He is treated as if he is mentally ill by his mother and less then loving step father, who want him to stop drawing all of the things he sees in his dreams. Never the less his drawings plaster the walls of his bedroom, adorn his sketchbooks and are constantly on his mind.
New Community Neighbourhood Centre opening
Local Residents are to benefit from a brand new £2 million community neighbourhood centre next month, The Custom House and Canning Town Community Neighbourhood Centre, part of the rejuvenated Rathbone Market in Barking Road, will open its doors on Monday 11 September.
Dunkirk
The story of Dunkirk is a simple one, an intensely emotional journey, but a simple story. Its May 1940 and the Allied forces have been pushed back to the beaches of Dunkirk by the Nazis. The enemy is fast approaching and there looks to be no way home for the 400,000 troops trapped on the french coast. The command goes out for civilian boats of any size to be called into action to cross the channel and help with the evacuation, taking as many men as they can carry.
Newham Mayor demands East London River Crossing
After the announcement by the Garden Bridge Trust that they have abandoned their plans for a pedestrian crossing between South Bank and Temple. Sir Robin Wales Mayor of Newham is calling on the Greater London Authority to create a river crossing in east London.
Vunerable Newham Residents take trip to Margate
400 vulnerable adult residents were taken on a day out to margate this week by Newham Community Neighbourhood Teams, coaches from each of the eight teams travelled to the Kent seaside resort to help isolated people meet each other.
Prince Harry Visits Newham Young People
The session run by Newham councils leisure trust activeNewham is a part of a national scheme, the Fit and Fed initiative, that will reach 12,000 young people throughout the summer.
Spider-Man Homecoming
It is two months after Spider-Man has completed his first mission with the Avengers, or at least half of them, and he is desperate to go on another one. Fifteen year old Peter Parker (Tom Holland) living at home with Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) goes out after every school day helping local residents with such important tasks as giving directions. Telling his slightly rejected friends that he’s at his STARK internship, in fact he even misses out on school activities to keep it up.
Save our sources and protect journalisms future
The Press Gazette has launched a campaign to ‘Save our Sources’ and stop whistleblowers being criminalized by the police. The campaign is to help protect people from being scared off of exposing scandals because of reprisals they could face if they themselves were exposed as whistle blowers. Signatures are being collected for a petition against the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers act (RIPA)