Newham secures further funding from the Mayor of London Rewilding Fund

Beckton Meadows has been chosen as one of the 22 London projects to receive funding as part of the Mayor’s plan to deliver more rewilding in London. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan reiterated his support for restoring London’s natural biodiversity by committing a further £1m to re-wild the capital. Councillor James Asser, Cabinet member […]
Sheltered Housing at Hamara Ghar gets £1.7m decarbonisation fund

Newham Council has been awarded £1.7m Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2 grant funding to enable retrofit work on Hamara Ghar; our flagship sheltered housing improvement/renovation scheme. Retrofit work undertaken will include upgrade and decarbonisation of the heating and hot water system, and major improvement. Councillor Shaban Mohammed, Cabinet Member for Housing said: “Our aim […]
Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz OBE co-signs letter condemning the treatment of asylum seekers living in hotels across the Capital and the UK

Following the removal of over 100 people from a hotel in Greenwich to Dunstable, Bedfordshire (more than 50 miles away), the letter urges the Government to take immediate action to prevent further suffering. The letter, led by the Royal Borough of Greenwich, has been co-signed by the London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham and Hammersmith […]
‘Help is Here’ campaign launched to further help residents during cost-of-living crisis

A new campaign called ‘Help is Here’ has been launched by Newham Council to help residents know where to go for help throughout the borough. The Council’s Help is Here booklet lists a range of help that is available to support people around finances, housing, energy bills, food, work, health and emotional wellbeing. The Mayor […]
Newham Council invites residents to the Beckton Parks Masterplan design consultation

Newham Council invited residents to provide feedback on the designs for the Beckton Parks Masterplan at Beckton Globe Library on Saturday 11 March. East Architecture began work on interpreting the content of the Community Vision into a series of initial design responses in September 2022 which were presented to residents and stakeholders through a series […]