Londoners should be 'proud' of controversial Silvertown Tunnel, says Sadiq Khan
The £2.2bn thoroughfare is set to open in April despite strong opposition from climate campaigners
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London fire chief to retire after five years in post
Mayor Sadiq Khan praises 'outstanding' Andy Roe, whose final day in office is yet to be revealed
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
London Assembly Member Unmesh Desai still suspended from Labour after police probe
Desai 'saddened' by media speculation after revealing Scotland Yard has dropped investigation
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
Cost of burials at Newham cemetery set to rise
The Grade-I listed, 200-acre City of London Cemetery and Crematorium is located in Newham
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.'
Newham set for major changes in 2025 - here is what to expect
New homes, better transport links and a huge data centre are part of upcoming plans for the borough
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
East London gymnastics school bids for community value status in last-ditch attempt to survive
If approved, Newham's mayor Rokhsana Fiaz confirmed that this would then give the charity the opportunity to buy the building