Community arts centre plans get £2.9m boost
Funding approved for the next phase of the council's Alice Billing House revamp
Newham Council
Paul Martin made interim council chief following resignation of Abi Gbago
Martin becomes sixth person to hold the post in seven years following Gbago's swift departure
Housing failures 'impacted dignity of residents', admits councillor
Housing improvement chief Cllr Blossom Young says Town Hall 'right to apologise'
Have your say on the latest plans to extend the DLR to Beckton Riverside - and Thamesmead
Transport for London (TfL) is proposing a new station at Beckton Riverside opposite Gallions Reach
Newham residents invited to have a say on waste plan for East London
People have until 30 June to give their thoughts on how waste will be managed for the next 16 years
Cllr Rohit Dasgupta elected as First Citizen of Newham Council
Dasgupta becomes first queer-identifying person to take up role
Plans afoot to build two new tower blocks in Stratford High Street
Objections include concerns over the height of the buildings, as well as loss of views, privacy, daylight and sunlight
Newham Council passes budget
Savings include axing festival lights and street decorations for cultural celebrations such as Christmas and Eid
Death of cyclist in Stratford prompts calls for 'rapid and bold action'
London Cycling Campaign to protest after man in his twenties was killed in a collision last month
Revised plans for major TwelveTrees Park development get thumbs-up from councillors
Phase two of the sprawling regeneration will see more than a thousand new homes built in West Ham
Newham Council shrugs off ‘mismanaged’ comment by Greenwich politician
Town Hall accepts that Majid Rahman misspoke about plans to sell an equestrian centre
Council tax in Newham could rise to 9.99 per cent
Town Hall asks government for permission to increase rate beyond current maximum of 4.99 per cent
Outrage over council plan to sell off ‘valuable’ Essex conference centre and campsite
Thousands sign petition opposing Debden House sale, which is part of Town Hall's wider plans to save £70m
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
Gymnastics club forced out of home after 27 years
East London Gymnastics Club has temporarily moved into Newham Leisure Centre while it looks for somewhere permanent
Applecart Arts announces closure 'with heavy hearts'
'It was a family, a collective, and a challenge to local leaders, showing what could be achieved if the local authority placed more faith and investment in its grassroots organisations.'