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Drastic cuts, selling off assets and 9% council tax increase - Newham's budget in focus
Newham Council
Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz said the borough's temporary accommodation figures have created an 'unprecedented financial burden'
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Horror weekend in London sees three stabbed and man 'murdered'
Crime
Police and paramedics attended incidents in Lewisham, Paddington and Canning Town
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£1.4 billion regeneration of Stratford estate to continue but project will take 3 years longer
Housing
Councillors sitting on the overview and scrutiny committee had raised financial concerns over the project
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Baby abandoned in shopping bag in East London takes first steps - with £20k reward to find parents
Newham
A £20,000 reward is offered for information leading to their identification of the parents
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The East London neighbourhood once dubbed 'the next Hackney' that's now 'terrible at night'
Stratford
The area was named a must-visit destination for 2025, but do residents agree?
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Newham road closures planned for the rest of this month and throughout March
Traffic and Travel
Affected areas include Canning Town, Plaistow, East Ham, West Ham, Beckton, Forest Gate, Manor Park and Green Street East
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Concerns raised over £1.4bn regeneration of Stratford housing estate after costs jump £600m
Housing
The estate has been the subject of multiple regeneration plans for more than 20 years
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East London cyclists call for roads to be made safer after man in 20s killed in lorry crash
Stratford
The group is asking for improvements after a man in his 20s died last month
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Former East London pub set to be bulldozed for new 6-storey block of flats
Canning Town
The pub closed down in 2012 and became a restaurant before turning into a venue hire facility
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East London council with 6k people in temporary accommodation buys 36 newbuilds to move people to
Housing
Newham has 6,000 people in temporary accommodation, and 3,000 of those are being put up in expensive nightly accommodation like hotels
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Arrest of East London man spells disaster for drug dealer already behind bars who gets extra 7 years
Drug crime
When police found the 'Miami' drug line phone at Shelton Alexander's home in Forest Gate, it allowed them to build another case against Fidel Barbosa, who was already serving time for selling drugs
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Council allows developer to transform buildings into 457-bed student accommodation
Newham
The plans were unaminously approved last night (February 4)
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Ghost town London estate has taken so long to regenerate some residents died and costs gone up £600m
Housing
Many of those who lived on The Carpenters Estate when regeneration was first promised have since died
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The London borough where council tax set to shoot up after Government approves unusually big rise
Newham Council
The borough has been granted permission to increase its council tax next year to 8.99 per cent which is 4 per cent higher than is usually allowed
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Man, 77, faces court after Paralympian died when hit by metal pole
Crime
The Paralympian died during training session at a London leisure centre
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Plans for 457-bed student blocks in Newham set for approval
Newham
The developers are seeking a change of use of two existing buildings so they can turn them into student halls
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Elizabeth line passenger falls to floor as train 'jolts' as it travels nearly twice the speed limit
Elizabeth Line
The report said the driver was 'confused' about the train's location before the incident
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Beckton stabbing leaves man in his 30s in hospital with man, 55, arrested
Beckton
A cordon remains in place
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Huge 4,700-home East London development will now have even bigger tower blocks
Housing
A revision to the West Ham development also means phase two will see more homes made available for social rent
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The East London borough needing 'exceptional support' where residents face huge council tax hike
Council tax
The plans are subject to government approval
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Gang stopped cab in middle of Newham street to kill drug dealer passenger
Newham
Two further men were convicted of manslaughter
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East London school where 160 pupils deleted TikTok and achieved record GCSE results
Schools
The school previously clamped down on truants by sending teachers out in a 'battle bus' to knock on doors and get pupils out of bed
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Outrage at East London council's plan to sell off campsite where 'many childhood memories' are made
Newham Council
More than 3,000 have signed a petition against Newham Council's proposed sale of the site in Essex
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Full list of Newham road closures set to cause disruption in January with one lasting 17 days
Traffic and Travel
Affected areas include East Ham, Beckton, Plaistow, Stratford, Manor Park, Canning Town, Green Street East and West Ham
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