On Wednesday I went to the Newham Council Scrutiny Committee meeting with Homeless officers to present and take questions on where we are with the Rough Sleeping Task Force. We have over 120 people and organisations involved in the Task Force and its v…Read more…
Community reassurance visit around Byford Close, E15
Yesterday as a local Councillor, I went with Council officers to visit the area in my ward around Byford Close E15 to speak and reassure residents following the senseless street murder of a 15 year boy here last week.
The Police have recently charged …Read more…
Archbishop of Canterbury’s “Housing Crisis” Commission visits Newham
This afternoon I met members of the Archbishop of Canterbury Housing Commission at a building site in Newham where the Council is to build new high quality homes at truly affordable rents. Officers and contractors explained what we are doing with the s…Read more…
St Matthews public meeting on Crime and ASB
A lovely picture from last Friday evening when Councillors and officers met Residents and Police to discuss how to tackle jointly crime and anti-social behaviour in the area (Forest Gate South ward adjacent to Romford Road).
The meeting was Chaired by…Read more…
To the last 100 years of Council Housing in Newham and the next 100
Last Thursday evening I came back from holiday and went to the 3rd Newham Council Tenants and Leaseholders forum in East Ham Town Hall for Plaistow and Green Street residents.
There was around 50 residents present. Councillor Shaban Mohammed was the l…Read more…
Kent Street ASB, Cleaning & parking Walkabout
weLast Wednesday I took part in a “Walkabout” in Kent Street, Plaistow South ward, West Ham with local Councillors, residents and our new ward based housing officers. There are a lot of problems with Anti-Social Behaviour, parking, communal disrepair a…Read more…
ReviveFM 94.0 – Poverty in Newham (and what the Council is doing about it)
Yesterday, in between campaigning for the European elections, Newham Council Cabinet lead for Finance, Cllr Terry Paul and myself were interviewed live on Community Radio, ReviveFM 94, which is based in Forest Gate, Newham.
Our interviewer was our Cou…Read more…
Darul Jannah Community Centre 2nd anniversary & Student Prize Awards
I was really pleased tonight to be a guest at the Darul Jannah community centre in my ward, alongside Cllr John Whitworth, Cllr Anam Islam and Cllr Shaban Mohammed as well as local Police and other community activists.
The centre has been open for 2 y…Read more…