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
traveller Funding for long-promised Traveller site passes to Newham amid confusion over future The £2m is now under the borough's control after Hackney Council missed a deadline to use it By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter / 13 Jan 2025
