paul martin New cuts were 'always going to be resisted', says council boss As the Town Hall mulls further savings, interim chief executive Paul Martin says 15 years of austerity have made it difficult to identify uncontroversial cuts By Nick Clark, Local Democracy Reporter / 4 Nov 2025
Newham Council Former cinema costing council £21k a month to be turned into children's activity park The empty building in Stratford will be leased by the Town Hall to Oxygen Activeplay for 15 years By Nick Clark, Local Democracy Reporter / 4 Nov 2025
housing Regeneration: 'a long time coming' Thousands of new homes will benefit parts of the borough 'long left behind', says Mayor Fiaz By Claudia Lee / 3 Oct 2025
housing Kicked out: 'major pain points for families' as properties claimed by county court bailiffs Local campaigner speaks out as charity finds borough has highest rate of repossessed homes in London By Catriona Harrison / 24 Sep 2025
Newham Council Newham mayor to stand down after eight years in office Rokhsana Fiaz reveals she will not seek re-election in May 2026 By Newham Citizen / 30 Jul 2025
