Tragically, deaths in hospitals attributed from Covid-19 stand at 16,060, with 59 from Newham, but the numbers will be higher because daily figures published by the government don’t take into account deaths in the community, including care homes.
Last week, I joined our new 40-strong team of dedicated youth workers who are now fully in place to deliver on the promise I made to the young people of Newham that we’ll be investing in them so they can reach their potential.
A young life ended, a future destroyed and a family heartbroken. He was a pupil from St Bonaventure’s Secondary School in Forest Gate and the school community is also grieving.
Last week I visited Newham University Hospital to launch our consultation on plans to tackle poor air quality, which kills 96 residents in our borough every year.
Last week my cabinet colleagues and I took another step towards creating a task force to find a long term solution to the increasing levels of rough sleeping and street homelessness in the borough.
I have exciting plans for the next 12 months that will accelerate the delivery of the manifesto pledges I made when I was elected just over a year ago.
It has been a year since the people of this borough put their faith in me, giving me the privilege of becoming Mayor of Newham. Since then, we’ve been delivering on the promises I made last May, but there is a lot more to do.
At the last meeting of Newham full council I joined colleagues in backing a pledge that puts saving lives and our environment at the heart of my administration’s priorities.
Our children’s services were inspected by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) last month. Their report shows that our services are rated inadequate.
