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.
Young Londoners were invited to City Hall today to put their questions forward to the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau and the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern.
As part of the Mayor of London’s plans to reduce single use plastic bottles businesses and shops across London are joining a scheme giving people free tap water refills.
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.
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.
The Mayor of Newham joined millions across the world today when he got cold and wet completing the Ice Bucket Challenge, in support of the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The Ice Bucket Challenge went viral on social media this summer starting in the US and