When local hero Frank Charles received an email in April nominating him for a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list he thought it was...
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Jazanne Arts, a group that specialises in working with older people and those living with dementia, is planning to stage its musical Exchanging Dreams at...
Mickey Ambrose on Hammers’ success and how celebrating football brings us together. Mickey Ambrose is a former Chelsea player who lives in Stratford.
In our focus on memorials around Newham, we look at the World Cup Sculpture that stands on the junction of Barking Road and Green Street.
It’s 1931 and Mahatma Gandhi, in London for talks on the future of India, pops into the Boleyn after the West Ham game. You never know who you might meet in...
When Sharon Milling moved to Newham in 1998, she fell in love with the Borough's parks, multi-cultural mix and annual community events. What the would-be...
When pupils at Gainsborough primary school in Stratford were asked what image they would like to see painted on the side of the building, they voted...
Neandra Etienne’s round-up
of the local sports scene.
Lorraine Tapper has found a happy housing solution for older people. This is the ideal situation for older people as it allows for independence and reduces...
Chair of Newham Council and Forest Gate South ward councillor Winston Vaughan has unveiled the new Newham Heritage Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze plaque.
Newham Heritage Month in May with fun and free activities from all ends of the Borough may be over but participants in artist Ellie Burkett’s project, Designs...
Lockdown has seen a number of local charities offering help to those who have suffered financially, but Newham Solidarity Fund has taken a different approach...
The upcoming vote by residents on the future of the Carpenters estate will be the latest phase in a history of renewal and destruction dating back more than...
Neandra Etienne's round-up
of the local events taking place during month.
Audrey Clarke has lived in Dennison Point on the Carpenters Estate for 40 years. But now her future is unclear as she gets caught up in plans for major...
East Ham got a little bit of itself back on June 24 when the Boleyn Tavern reopened its doors after being closed for nearly 18 months.
A meeting of councillors, local activists, doctors and Newham Clinical Commissioning group to examine how ownership of some Newham GP practices was transferred...
The Age UK East London is hoping to help older residents go online with a digital inclusion project that aims to bring more older residents online through a...
On a recent walk around West Ham Cemetery, I discovered this obelisk – a monument to the memory of 26 schoolboys who died in a fire on New Year’s Day 1890. The...
Moving on Up (MoU) is a unique employability program founded by BTEG and Trust for London & City Bridge Trust. We are working to target black men aged 16-24...
June 22nd this year marks 73 years since the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury in Essex. It arrived in 1948 carrying nearly 500 history-making passengers...
The Newham Bookshop in Barking Road tells us the top sellers of the month.
Forest Gate North faces many of the challenges of the rest of Newham: poverty, the high cost of housing, the economic impact of Covid. But Forest Gaters are...
A report by Donny Downs Community Association looked at people’s lockdown experiences, the fear and anxiety created by factors such as job loss, food...
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