Zelda Mantewa is the multi-award winning youngest radio DJ in the country. For her 11th birthday, she launched the 11 for 11 Campaign to raise £11,000 for poor...
Category - From the Archive
Jimi Hendrix wrote the lyrics to Purple Haze before he performed at the Upper Cut Club in Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate, on Boxing Day 1966. A Newham plaque had...
In the first of a regular feature on monuments in the Borough, Julia Omari retells the story of Stratford Martyrs Memorial.
As the pubs slowly open again, what have we missed? There’s fresh draught beer, of course, but more than that we’re coming to realise that the pub has a bigger...
Local doctors, councillors and campaigners are calling for a thorough investigation into the move that affects thousands of patients in Stratford, Manor Park...
Cecilia Cran helps you discover the delights of the sweet pea - and some of Newham’s favourite green escapes.
I am 24 now. Growing up was never easy, endless worries about the future, overthinking decisions that may affect the future and feeling like I had to be an...
In 2017 top chef Sophie Downer found herself compelled to do something to benefit the community. Although she was baking nearly 50 sourdough bread loaves from...
Following its success last year, Newham Heritage Month is returning in May. The theme this year is Shops, Docks and Factories - Newham’s Urban Heritage. The...
To celebrate the International Nurses Day, Fawn Bess-Leith interviews Laura O’Hanlon, Operational Lead for Newham’s Perinatal Mental Health Team based at...
To celebrate the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, we spoke to nurses at Newham Hospital about what life has been like for them during the past year, and what has...
June Kibuthu, Palliative Care clinical nurse specialist (CNS) at Barts Health NHS Trust, talks about her role, background and motivations.
In celebration of International Year of the Nurse and The Midwife, Fawn Bess-leith interviewed Modupe Atiba, a nursery nurse in Newham and a student mental...
Tina Etienne, Beulah Stewart and Elizabeth Hamilton first met in 1970 when they trained as nurses at East Ham Memorial Hospital. Just like in the BBC drama...
Next course dates: Wednesdays and Thursdays in May - 12/13, 19/20, 26/27. Delivered remotely via Zoom until Covid-19 restrictions allow face-to-face working.
I must pay tribute to colleagues who tragically lost their lives in the last year due to complications around Covid-19. My friend and co-worker Nurse Oyenachi...
Thursday 6 May is a big date for Newham. In addition to the Newham Governance Referendum, and of course, the Mayor of London elections, East Ham residents will...
Locally we elect a Mayor to be the voice of all of us when the decisions are made that affect our lives. They are directly accountable to all the voters and we...
The 2021 London Mayoral Election takes place on 6 May, and all the candidates are eager to resume campaigning after Covid-19 forced cancellation in March 2020...
Co-founder of Community Links, Kevin Jenkins, 62, died on 7 April. Colin Grainger, former editor of the Newham Recorder, pays tribute to a man he describes as...
Revisit Newham Lockdown window art exhibition. Photos by Sylvie Belbouab.
Stroll through the housing development springing up on the old Boleyn Ground and you can’t miss the soon-to-be completed St Pier Court. The man who gives his...
Young people aged under 25 who live in low-income households can now access a fund that will help them achieve their full potential. Every young person who...
Cecilia Cran launches our regular garden feature. Tips of the first edition: dahlias.
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