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Tag - Curiosity

From the Archive

Six things you (probably) didn’t know about Newham

September 7, 2020

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 to find some. 1. The origins of the name Newham. Most of us already know that the name Newham derives from the merging of East and...

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Pepperoni pizza
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Neighbour complaint could block pizza takeaway’s late-night licence bid

March 31, 2026
Sarwan House as it looks now (credit Google) and (inset) how it is expected to look with an additional two storeys (credit Locus Architecture)
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Sweet deal as council grants permission for seven extra flats

March 30, 2026
Newham Independents councillor Mehmood Mirza speaks at the full council meeting (credit Newham Council)
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Opposition leader claims he was ‘silenced’ over questions on council payout to mayor

March 25, 2026
Rokshana Fiaz is standing down as Newham mayor in May
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Fiaz ‘really proud’ of time as Newham mayor

March 24, 2026
Francis House, Barking Road (credit Google)
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New flats to be added to former office block in Plaistow

March 23, 2026

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Pepperoni pizza
News

Neighbour complaint could block pizza takeaway’s late-night licence bid

March 31, 2026
Sarwan House as it looks now (credit Google) and (inset) how it is expected to look with an additional two storeys (credit Locus Architecture)
News

Sweet deal as council grants permission for seven extra flats

March 30, 2026
Newham Independents councillor Mehmood Mirza speaks at the full council meeting (credit Newham Council)
News

Opposition leader claims he was ‘silenced’ over questions on council payout to mayor

March 25, 2026
Rokshana Fiaz is standing down as Newham mayor in May
News

Fiaz ‘really proud’ of time as Newham mayor

March 24, 2026
Francis House, Barking Road (credit Google)
News

New flats to be added to former office block in Plaistow

March 23, 2026
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