Newham has a lot to celebrate today as Thursdays local election saw Councillor Rokhsana Fiaz become not only the new Mayor but the first woman directly elected as leader of a London borough and the first woman of colour to be elected Mayor in the whole of the UK.
For the fifth year in a row Newham is talking part in the ParkLives initiative encouraging residents to get some exercise whilst enjoying the open spaces the borough has to offer.
Children from across the London Borough of Redbridge descended on South Kensington on mass, as schools from across the borough sent their choirs to join a very special choral performance attended by VIP’s such as the Mayor of the London Borough of Redbridge, Councillor Linda Huggett
Newham Council have joined a campaign for local authorities to change their street lamps to energy efficient LED bulbs, with Mayor Sir Robin Wales signing the Lighten Up pledge organised by the 10:10 Climate Action charity.
Newham Council treated its older residents from across the borough to the outrageously funny performance of the pantomime Rapunzel at Theatre Royal Stratford East.
Last night Newham Councils annual fireworks display saw more then 33,000 residents enjoy a the fantastic spectacle, choreographed to a medley of past and present popular music.
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.
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).
The Borough of Newham’s young people have elected Tomiwa Akintunde as their eleventh Young Mayor.
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.
A project between Newham Council and Transport for London has begun with the aim of transforming Stratford Town Centre making it a safer place.
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.
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.
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.
Thousands of people came out for the last of Newhams summertime events, the Waterfront Festival on saturday, despite the grey clouds. Almost 20,00 people attending the free event at the Royal Victoria Dock where there were pleasure boat rides, paddle boarding, zumba classes and activities
Work has begun on the transformation of the Olympic Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and will be captured by state of the art time lapse cameras for the public to check in on the progress. The multi use stadium is a part of the