They can be fully constructed in as little as a week. This project has huge potential to deliver thousands of homes across the borough over the next few years. Grenfell-style flammable cladding will be stripped from tower blocks in the former Olympic Village by the end of the year, Newham Council has said.
The material has been blamed for the rapid spread of the Grenfell Tower fire in June , which caused 72 deaths. Newham Council said the cladding, which was used in small areas for decorative features on balconies and as larger panels, will be removed by the end of the year. Building managers East Village Management said safety measures in the buildings, including the sprinkler systems, meant the risk to residents was low. Twenty one areas in London are to get mass testing for coronavirus. The kits, which can deliver results within 15 minutes, are being rolled out to select areas across the country.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the tests would help to detect asymptomatic cases. The areas in London getting the kits are:. Campaigners today said they have reached the number of signatures needed to force a referendum on how an east London borough is governed.
Elected mayors hold more power than traditional council leaders because they can approve major plans alone. The campaigners needed 11, residents to sign a petition in favour of holding a referendum on the model, a target they now say they have achieved. Residents are ready for change. The leader and cabinet model is the most popular form of governance.
There is good reason for that. We are committed to progressing and supporting the petition for a referendum to be held in The petition is expected to be presented to the council later this month. Four London boroughs — Lewisham, Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham — have directly elected mayors and this is the first time the system has been successfully challenged in the capital.
She was elected by an overwhelming majority in Newham, winning Ms Fiaz then surrendered most of her executive powers less than six months into the job and agreed to delegate executive decision-making to her cabinet of senior councillors.
She also pledged to hold a referendum on the mayoral system in the borough. The 9ft tall bronze sculpture was commissioned to celebrate the fifth anniversary of outdoor art trail, The Line, which links Newham, Tower Hamlets and Greenwich, along the line of the Greenwich meridian. The statue depicts a young black woman on her phone and it is one of just three public sculptures depicting black women in the UK.
At the moment there is a real lack of diversity and a massive gender imbalance in public art. It is one of only three public sculptures of a black woman in the UK. I hope it will be the start of many more. This week, in an online meeting, Newham council granted planning permission for it to be refurbished as a pub, restaurant, function room and 68 bedroom hotel. Developer Highpride Properties said it will restore the historic part of the building, believed to be the oldest surviving secular building in the borough with parts dating back to the s.
It will also build an adjacent hotel over two, three and four storeys. Rob England. BBC News. Mosques in a London Borough will be allowed to broadcast a call to prayer from today during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, a council has said.
The prayer, to be broadcast from 19 mosques in Newham, will be "specially adapted" to remind worshippers to pray from home. Muslim communities would usually gather at their local mosque to pray and break their fast, but religious buildings were closed in March after government guidance. She said work on the centre, based in the Stratford Circus building, would start in April. The hub is expected to officially open in the summer. As part of our plans we are ensuring we are able to provide a new arts offer that will be present at the flagship youth hub.
Newham council created a youth safety board in March last year to explore ways of bringing down youth violence in the borough. Two-thirds of London boroughs are recycling less than the national average, government figures show. Last week police and officers from Newham council patrolled the Romford Road area after more than a year of complaints from home owners. Police arrested four people for drug possession and issued three penalty notices for disorder PNDs and six community protection warnings CPWs during the two-day operation.
This kind of high visibility operation brings reassurance and puts residents in direct contact with council officers, improving intelligence and building relationships. However, some home owners says the measures have still not gone far enough. Unless the problem is tackled with a physical barrier of some sort, it will never leave our estate. Residents are meeting with councillors again next month. A dog which was saved from being put down after more than 23, people signed a petition to save her has died while in a council pound.
A spokesman said the animal started having seizures on Tuesday last week and died on her way to the vet. Unfortunately, although she received veterinary treatment, she passed away on the journey. Thousands of animal lovers called on Newham council to release the dog after Docklands Equestrian Stables manager Terry Minns started a campaign. A report finds the council does not "adequately asses" the risk posed by young criminals.
Newham council has committed to improving working conditions for construction workers in the borough. It also means contractors and sub-contractors working on council sites must provide apprentice training and an industry rate of pay for all staff.
Newham council will be hoisting flags at its town halls this weekend in honour of the armed forces. We are proud of those servicemen and women who call Newham home.
We owe them gratitude and respect and our support. Ms Nazeer was put up as the candidate in this by-election after the previous incumbent, Julianne Marriott, stood down for work reasons. The former - previously a councillor between - is considered a huge asset by mayor Rokhsana Fiaz. Ms Nazeer also holds a major role in a national organisation which aims to end domestic abuse and violence against women and girls. Newham also voted to keep its directly-elected mayor model , with 45, - 56pc - choosing this option over the alternative committee model, which secured 36, votes.
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