Canning Town former pub to be demolished and replaced with flats

Canning Town

Canning Town former pub to be demolished and replaced with flats

The Glass Room is to be bulldozed to make way for 18 flats and ground-floor commercial space

By Nick Clark, Local Democracy Reporter

/ 4 Sep 2025

Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan joins Green party in calling for London arms fair to be scrapped - but Assembly Member for Newham begs to differ

By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

/ 4 Sep 2025

Green party London Assembly Members and local councillors protest against DSEI arms fair

Unite

Outsourced facilities staff strike over pay at Newham mental health centre

By Nick Clark, Local Democracy Reporter

/ 1 Sep 2025

Out on strike: porters, domestics, catering staff, gardeners and maintenance workers at the Newham Centre for Mental Health

Plaistow

Old housing block to be turned into accommodation for people sleeping rough - after years of delay

By Nick Clark, Local Democracy Reporter

/ 29 Aug 2025

Old housing block to be turned into accommodation for people sleeping rough - after years of delay

cladding

Combustible cladding to be replaced on council-owned tower block - after three-year wait by residents

By Nick Clark, Local Democracy Reporter

/ 28 Aug 2025

Combustible cladding to be replaced on council-owned tower block - after three-year wait by residents

rent

Londoners 'priced out' as all 32 boroughs fail affordability test

By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

/ 26 Aug 2025

Londoners 'priced out' as all 32 boroughs fail affordability test