East End Women’s Museum wants to balance the history books and challenge contemporary inequality.
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In our regular series on local memorials, Julia Omari discovers a statue honouring the modern black woman.
Sports are a lifeline for many people – they keep us fit and healthy – but pioneering basketball star Natasha Hart knows that for some young people they are a...
The Newham Bookshop in Bark-
ing Road tells us these are the top sellers this month.
Zhenreenah Muhxinga’s poem to celebrate Mother’s Day on March 27th will resonate with many.
Jimi Hendrix and other artists who performed at the Upper Cut Club, Woodgrange Road in Forest Gate will feature in a mural at the location where the club was...
On International Women's Day Gillian Lawrence reveals some local life-stories to remember
A new online booking system for blood tests in Newham is raising concerns that some people – particularly elderly and vulnerable groups – may be at risk of...
Just over a year ago Newham welcomed its first ever befriending service and residents are reaping the fruits in terms of mind, body and soul.
On 31 January, in Parliament, I asked the Government to ensure that women who have hysteroscopies are treated with dignity and respect.
Residents in Newham face rises in council rent and council tax in the coming year.
The battle to reopen Newham City Farm which was closed by the council last year goes on.
Reverend Amy Stott is not your typical minister. She is young and has had a baptism of fire as vicar of St Luke’s Canning Town.
World Book Day started in 1995 and is currently celebrated in over one hundred countries to promote books and encourage children's love of reading.
In an exclusive interview with Newham Voices, elected Labour group leader Councillor John Gray said he made no apology for the party’s success, but he pledged...
It’s Valentine’s Day on 14 February, so we asked our readers to send us their poems. Here we present three from a rich crop of verses representing many aspects...
Janet gives a couple of examples of money advice where readers might get help.
A crisis of domestic abuse and violence against women including in Newham is made worse as a result of falling public trust in police and social services...
Visually impaired people from a South Asian background have a chance to step out in style over the next month thanks to Dance Dosti which is piloting a face-to...
Newham Bookshop in Barking Road tells us these are the top sellers this month.
Zhenreenah Muhxinga tunes into the story of Fola Phillips, director of Newham’s Reggae Choir
Government’s Levelling Up Fund. These are in respect of Fifteen Minute Neighbourhoods and Connecting Communities.
Peter Landman reports on a citizen’s night out – attending a recent Newham Council cabinet meeting
The Green Party in Newham has accused the ruling Labour Party of hoarding millions of pounds that should be spent on improving homes and tackling poverty in...
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