The Bonny Downs Community Association found itself supporting as many as 140 households a week at the height of the lockdown. It normally helps around 20...
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The Trinity Centre, in East Avenue, which has been a lifeline for many people in Newham over the years, is delighted to open its doors again after the Covid-19...
Aston-Mansfield, one of Newham oldest community organisations, is planning a multi-million pound redevelopment of its Durning Hall site in Forest Gate and is...
Workers in Newham face a worsening jobs crisis as the government’s furlough scheme encouraging firms to keep people in work comes to an end on October 31. West...
My father was from Indian Gujarati Muslim heritage and was born in Malawi in Africa in 1958. He came to England with his parents and family seeking a better...
The humanitarian campaign to feed, clothe and support Newham’s most vulnerable residents during the Covid-19 emergency targeted thousands of people facing...
East Ham rapper Kano’s Newham Talks create a sense of local pride – and boost homeless charity funds
This year’s Mercury Prize Award nomine Kano has raised over £8,000 via GoFundMe just two weeks in from launching Newham Talks. The new 8-episode YouTube...
The remarkable story of Sarah Chapman, a pioneering trade unionist and strike leader in a historic struggle for workers’ rights in East London, has sparked a...
Lockdown life has encouraged me to start cycling after many years away from it. I wanted to keep upbeat and positive during the Covid-19 outbreak. Being...
Initially, thousands of Year 13 students, including myself, were surprised, even relieved, at the announcement. Many students dislike exams and the stress that...
I’ve lived in Newham for forty years. No period has been as grim as the last few months, when the pandemic has hit us so hard. But it’s a good time to start...
One of Newham’s greatest riches is the voluntary and community sector. Most residents have benefitted from the network at some time whether from homelessness...
The combination of a global pandemic and existing equality issues in society have created real challenges in 2020, including for those people who live in...
According to Metropolitan Police figures, Newham was the second most-searched borough in London in 2019. The police have power to stop and search under the...
Born locally and a former student at Newham College, police chief Richard Tucker is acutely aware of the problems facing the borough as people emerge from the...
Come along via FB live to hear invited guests talk about why Newham Voices is an important contribution to democracy in our local community including: Stephen...
Dr Farzana Hussain, who runs the Project Surgery in Plaistow and is GP of the year, worked closely with Dr Yusuf Patel as both were board directors at the GP...
When the government imposed a national lockdown, fears quickly mounted for those at risk of being trapped at home with their abuser. Those fears soon proved...
Newham as we know it became one of the London boroughs in 1965, but there are many things we don’t know about the place we call home. So Jordan Jones decided...
Dame Vera Lynn was born Vera Margaret Welch on 20th March 1917 in East Ham. She began performing at the East Ham Working Men’s Social Club at the age of...
Tucked away in Stratford Park you’ll find the Old Pavilion which is now home to the Newham Poetry Group. Running every Saturday since 2016, the Group was...
Slave ownership In July John Lewis, a black senator in the United States House of Representatives passed away, he was 80 years of age. John Lewis was a...
Newham Voices stands against racism in any form. That means ensuring that we not only seek out and challenge bias, prejudice and discrimination, but that we...
Every Footballer hopes to represent their country in an International game. Jermain Defoe OBE, from Newham, successfully made his debut for England in 2004;...
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