🎄✨ Newham lit up tonight! 🎄✨ From East Ham Town Hall to Stratford Station, our community came together for a sparkling Christmas lights switch-on. 🎶✨ Choirs filled the air with music, families gathered, and the crowd cheered as the borough shone bright! 🎶✨

📢 Small Business Saturday is tomorrow! Celebrate #TheNationsFavouriteBusinesses by shopping small and supporting your local community. Spread the word and show your love for local businesses! #SmallBizSatUK #ShopLocal #SupportLocalBusiness

🧡As part of #16DaysofActivism, our Community Safety team and local Police have been talking to residents about local safety, reporting options and support. Find out more 👉 https://t.co/Sa20qWrreV #NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence @MPSNewham

...Thank you to all our partners, anchor institutions, community leads, and supporters who make this work possible. We look forward to continuing this crucial work with all of you to collectively continue building a better, fairer, and more sustainable future for our Newham.

- Attracting investment - securing funding locally, nationally, and internationally - Supporting communities - strengthening local groups and nurturing a sharing economy in a transient borough...

- Working smarter together - breaking down silos, connecting teams, and improving access to key data - Building climate skills - delivering Just Transition training for council staff, community groups, and local businesses

- Activating local food growing through waste reuse - Improving the quality and safety of our neighbourhoods We’re also developing our organisational capacity as a Council to lead this transition by:

- Building warmer, healthier homes - Lowering energy bills - Making our streets safer, cleaner, and healthier - Growing local skills and securing well-paid green jobs in emerging sectors

...and the planet we live in - one that prioritises community wellbeing while respecting our planetary boundaries - to now entering a delivery phase rooted in local impact and long-term resilience. Together with partners across the borough, we’re progressing real change by:

...Over the past two years, our climate journey in Newham has evolved significantly. We have moved from starting essential conversations about why we must respond to the climate emergency in a holistic way, taking into account real challenges faced by our residents...

Today marks two years since we launched our award-winning Just Transition Plan — and we’re proud to share our Just Transition Plan: 2-Year Impact Report to mark its anniversary. We welcome your thoughts, feedback, and opportunities to collaborate... https://t.co/nr3A9KxqVW

🎄 The festive season is here! Join us for our Christmas tree switch-on celebrations happening tomorrow and Saturday in East Ham, Forest Gate & Stratford Enjoy music, carols and plenty of community cheer! Find out more ➡️ https://t.co/AYoFNdeUVy

Big news for Newham 👀 The iconic Billingsgate and Smithfield markets are set to call Albert Island home. Our Mayor, @rokhsanafiaz shares why this 25-acre development will be a game-changer for the Royal Docks and the wider borough. Video Credit: BBC London, Evening News

The @BetterPoints Christmas Countdown Challenge is back! 🎄🎅 Stay active this December & you could win big with BetterPoints! Walk, wheel, cycle, e-bike or run for 10+ mins a day (1–24 Dec) to enter daily draws for 500 BetterPoints. Download the app 👇 https://t.co/UnNw01fbod

Positive feedback for new Beckton cycle route! London Cycle Routes video declares Beckton cycle route a ‘huge improvement.’ Also covering part of the Royal Docks Corridor which is described as ‘high quality’ with praise for ‘greenery and public realm.’ https://t.co/vRLEtC21ps

🎄✨ Newham Lights Together 2025 is here! 7 festive trees, local school decorations & community performances Join us for the Christmas tree switch-on and enjoy the festive fun! 🌟

🏗️Newham has secured £1.5m from Government’s Pride in Place Fund, adding to £60m+ invested across the borough and boosting work in Beckton, East Ham, Maryland & Forest Gate. Watch this space for changes taking place in your area💛 👉 https://t.co/hlVdz9q00U #PlaceMaking

🧡 Newham is lighting up orange for the #16DaysOfActivism We’re proud to stand alongside @ExceLLondon and @LondonStadium as venues across the borough shine a light on the fight to end gender-based violence. Read more 👉 https://t.co/4PTVLzhCH4 #NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence

🎥 What does a safe space feel like? 🎥 One of our volunteers shares how Newham’s Youth Zones become that space for young people—somewhere to be themselves, explore, and feel seen. Find out how you can play a part 👇 https://t.co/Nk7yt442aL

We have launched the Newham Safety Partnership Strategic Plan (2025-2028) 🚨 We are pleased to be sharing our approach to improving your safety and ensuring you can take pride, have trust and feel comfortable in our borough. https://t.co/D2C14vltIN