New heat law will protect Newham’s council tenants only City Hall says failing to adapt could cost London up to £36bn a year by the 2050s By Newham Citizen / 20 Aug 2026
british transport police Police launch appeal after upskirting on West Ham station escalator Detectives want to speak to a man who boarded a Jubilee line train to Stratford on Friday 24 July By Newham Citizen / 18 Aug 2026
mental health Watchdog downgrades Newham mental health crisis care over safety failures Two-thirds of crisis staff missed mandatory supervision, and a bathroom CCTV blind spot went unfixed for two years By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter / 12 Aug 2026
News West Ham stadium seeks more concerts to cut £19m losses Proposals would raise the annual concert cap from ten to 24 days. By Nick Clark, Local Democracy Reporter / 6 Aug 2026
cj davis A life and death situation': mother's warnings about CJ Davis went unheeded before Forest Gate killing, inquest finds Keisha McLeod repeatedly told agencies her son was being groomed to sell drugs. Nearly nine years on, an inquest has concluded that failings by police, the council and a housing provider may have contributed to his death By Newham Citizen / 3 Aug 2026
Sadiq Khan 'Walking the walk': Mayor hails PM's plan to hand cities a share of income tax New prime minister expected to give England's metro mayors a share of income tax revenue By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter / 31 Jul 2026
