Features

Community

Caramel Rock fashion show, The Hub, Canning Town, 2.30pm, Saturday 13 December

Caramel Rock announces Newham premiere exclusive
More > Caramel Rock announces Newham premiere exclusive Caramel Rock will launch their first youth-led Fashion Show on Saturday, 13 December at 2.30pm at The Hub in Canning Town. Caramel Rock is a fashion label, and is also the name of the outreach project designed to reach young people in Newham through fashion.                 

Vote to help the Greenway win a £400,000 grant

The Greenway needs your vote!
More > The Greenway needs your vote! One of Newham's hidden gems, The Greenway, has been shortlisted for a grant of up to £400,000 from the Mayor of London to make it cleaner, greener, safer and more enjoyable.                 

Access council services and local information on your mobile through Mynewham.mobi

Newham goes mobile!
More > Newham goes mobile! The London Borough of Newham, in partnership with Transport for London, has unveiled a new service for its residents, visitors and businesses. They can now access all the council services they need, from being able to find jobs, to reporting graffiti, on their mobiles, through one simple mobile...                 

Audio/Video

Community

I love Salsa' Inter-School Latin Dance Competition, Newham, 13 July 2008

Colours of the Rainbow 2008

On July 13 2008 children from all over London came to Newham Town Hall to compete in what has become the ‘flagship' event for Latin dance company I Love Salsa. More > Colours of the Rainbow 2008

More stories

Community

Newham residents share their thoughts and goals in the run up to the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

Track 12: The Journey

12 Newham people share with us their thoughts, challenges and successes as they work towards personal goals between now and the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Their stories inspire others to work towards goals for 2012 too. More > Track 12: The Journey

Community

Teach Your Granny to Text is a new book, created by children, set to start a revolution of social change across the UK

Teach Your Granny to Text & Other Ways to Change the World

In a unique collaboration between the social change organisation We Are What We Do and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), thousands of children were invited to come up with simple, everyday actions that we can all do to make a difference to the biggest problems facing us in the world today. More > Teach Your Granny to Text & Other Ways to Change the World

Community

Go for it!

Go for it grants

After another very successful 2007/08 Go For Its grants programme the council has decided to continue with the programme for 2008/09. More > Go for it grants

Community

We are what we do aims to inspire people to use everyday actions to change the world

We Are What We Do

We're not another charity. We're not an institution. We Are What We Do is a movement. Our aim is inspire people to use their everyday actions to change the world. Whoever they are. And wherever they are. And that includes you. More > We Are What We Do

Community

Track 12 member Carole Myers gives up smoking

Stubbing out!

Track 12 member Carol Myers has decided to give up smoking. She has been sharing her experiences with Newham.com. More > Stubbing out!