Rokhsana Fiaz expressed her pride in what the borough has achieved under her leadership in her final full council meeting earlier this week
Public space protection orders give council enforcement officers the power to issue on the spot fines of up to £100
The independent chair of the council’s transformation and improvement board said it is on course to spend a third of its budget on servicing its debts
A council-funded study found most people see Newham's diversity as an 'asset to the area'
Residents of Royal Wharf in Silvertown said they had expected land, which developers now hope to turn into a tower block, would be green space
Residents at the new Royal Wharf development say they were told no more housing would be built at Royal Crest Avenue
Opponents from the Newham Independents group slammed the plans, saying they would increase strain on already struggling families
The low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) was made permanent in December, but councillors on an overview and scrutiny committee later ordered the council to reconsider
Newham Council officers made the low-traffic neighbourhood permanent back in December, but now the decision is being reconsidered
The government issued a 'best value notice' to the local authority in May last year – a warning that it was concerned with the way the council was running
Richard House Children's Hospice in Newham's sudden closure last month has left families without the vital support they need
Newham mayor Rokhsana Fiaz has celebrated the findings of the education inspectors' most recent report published earlier this week
