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£160k worth of illegal tobacco seized in Newham shop raid

Some of the illegal tobacco products seized in the raid in Newham

London Live News

Andrew Brookes

An estimated £162,000 worth of illegal tobacco was seized during a raid in Newham.

Cllr Luke Charters

Newham Council

Newly-elected Newham councillor aiming to become York MP

Michael Cox

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Cab driver caught smoking in his car

London Live News

Tossed cigarette in Chadwell Heath costs Beckton man almost £400

Andrew Brookes

The Green Party candidates after they took both seats in Stratford Olympic Park

Local Election 2022

Labour retains Newham majority, with Greens taking two seats

Ben Lynch

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Labour's Rokhsana Fiaz was re-elected as Newham's mayor, winning a total of 35,696 votes

Local Election 2022

Local election 2022: Rokhsana Fiaz wins second term as Newham mayor

Ben Lynch

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A ballot box on election day

Local Election 2022 | Live

Live: Results from east London's local election 2022

Newham Recorder reporters

Households across London are finding their wallets empty

Elections

London local elections 2022: parties race to address cost of living crisis

Stefania Di Ciò

A ballot box

Local Election 2022

Full list of Newham candidates in local elections on May 5

Alastair Lockhart, LDRS

Althea Loderick

Newham Council

Newham Council chief executive to leave

Michael Cox

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Romford Town Hall

Havering Council

'Having a rethink': Cracks begin to show in Havering-Newham collaboration

Josh Mellor Local Democracy Reporter

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London

Sadiq Khan: 'Rents are forcing two-hour journeys for London workers'

William Mata

Newham Town Hall. Picture: Ken Mears

Newham Council

Newham approves council tax hike

Michael Cox

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Newham Town Hall. Picture: Ken Mears

Newham Council

Council tax rise among Newham's budget plans

Michael Cox

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Stratford Centre

Stratford Centre

Overnight closure of Stratford Centre to continue for another 18 months

Michael Cox

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Empty bottles and cans of alcohol outside Jamie Vardy's house, in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, wh

Newham Council

PSPOs approved by councillors to tackle alcohol and dog nuisance

Michael Cox

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Newham Council's children's services have been branded inadequate by Ofsted. Picture: Ken Mears

Havering Council

Service users overcharged total of £5m by council accounting 'screw up'

Josh Mellor Local Democracy Reporter

'Take-over' day...Cllr Gen Kitchen (centre) meets Ashantay Miller and Muhammad Ibrahim

Youths takeover Newham Council to run things for a day

Mike Brooke

A national survey of maintained nursery schools found a third were cutting staffing and services to balance their books.

Newham Council

How Newham is helping children catch up on communication development

Andrew Brookes

Newham Town Hall. Picture: Ken Mears

Newham Council

Newham Council makes key children's services appointment

Andrew Brookes

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak stands with his ministerial team and Parliamentary Private S

Newham Council

Newham given £40m from infrastructure fund after two successful bids

Andrew Brookes

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak holds his ministerial 'Red Box' outside 11 Downing Street, L

Extra budget funding not enough to meet pressures, London Councils says

Chantelle Billson

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Child at nursery school

Newham Council

Newham nursery schools praised for inclusion work

Andrew Brookes

Newham Town Hall. Picture: Ken Mears

Planning

Views sought on future of Newham as local plan set for refresh

Jon King

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Night Tube at Oxford Circus

Why TfL won't restart the night tube on Jubilee line just yet

Mike Brooke

Sabina Nessa

Women's Safety

Newham town halls to be lit up in tribute to Sabina Nessa

Andrew Brookes

Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz serves free school means to pupils at Keir Hardie Primar

Newham Council

Newham holiday hunger strategy launched as pandemic worsens food poverty

Andrew Brookes

People in Newham voted to retain the directly-elected mayor model of governance in a referendum held

Newham Council

Newham Council set for £12m savings in 2021-22

Andrew Brookes

Redbridge Town Hall lit up orange in memory of Sarah Everard

Women's Safety

Town halls light up orange in memory of Sarah Everard

Rachael Burford, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Sanyu Musoke

Year of the Young Person: Tribute to borough's young carers

Lindsay Jones, Editor

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Labour has criticised the six-month reprieve for companies on gender pay gap reporting

Personal Finance

Newham council tax will rise by five per cent next month

Jon King

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