Pontoon Dock DLR station to get escalators to relieve commuter congestion in lifts and on stairs
One of the highest stations on the DLR network is to get six escalators to relieve passenger congestion.
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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
Ecologist 'proud' as new species of bee and wasp discovered at Olympic Park
A survey of wildlife at the 102-hectare site has left experts buzzing
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
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
Sadler’s Wells East opens in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
New venue features a 550-seat auditorium, six state-of-the-art dance studios and a public performance space for free shows
London mayor to attend ‘world’s leading real estate event’ on the French Riviera
Sir Sadiq Khan to make his first appearance at the annual MIPIM conference in Cannes
Newham District Foodbank calls for urgent help over winter
'The people at the foodbank were wonderful, they understood and saved us,' said a local mother
'Abhorrent, unethical, harmful’: East London NHS Foundation Trust diagnoses 'personality disorder' in under-18s
'We maintain that giving children a diagnosis that results in harm and worse treatment is controversial'
V&A East Storehouse to open in May 2025
In a world-first, the ‘Order an Object’ facility will enable anyone can book to see any object they like, seven-days a week
'It wasn’t until this podcast that I really started paying attention properly to the history right on our doorstep'
This audio-based history aims to connect what is happening locally in the present with the rich past of the East London area
Restaurant has licence suspended for two months following fatal stabbing
Saley Beya was attacked outside Bronze Royale on Romford Road in Forest Gate
Plan to transform house into 28-room co-living space given thumbs down
Council planning officer said information about the plans was ‘sadly lacking’ and advised councillors to refuse the application
Plans afoot to turn 16-room home into co-living space for up to 56 residents
The property has already been divided up and currently consists of accommodation for young and vulnerable people
Green opposition councillor calls on Newham's mayor to resign as cabinet member quits over housing crisis
'Ultimately, the buck stops with the mayor', says Cllr Areeq Chowdhury