FORMER Newham and Ilford Recorder reporters Paul Henderson and David Gardner have written a wartime book that tells the incredible story of a mother, the son she was forced to give up for adoption, and […]

Sleighed by your kindness … Christmas Toy Appeal reaches target

SLEIGHED by your kindness.  The Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal 2024 reached its target just in time for youngsters who would not otherwise get gifts top enjoy the magic of Yuletide. The appeal, […]

Launch of a special community appeal at the heart of our community

THE Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christmas Toy Appeal 2024 is up and running. The past few years have been amongst the most difficult and challenging in living memory, with the unprecedented cost-of-living crisis impacting so […]

Bidding to make a splash for vital Christmas appeal

I AM again raising funds for a special appeal that has been part of my life in for 48 years…a campaign that is right at the heart of life in Newham, East London. I first […]

‘Our Linda’ Lewis is honoured with a plaque to mark her journey from ‘Custom House to California’

THE teeming rain didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits as Newham’s very own songbird, soul singer and songwriter Linda Lewis was honoured in a special ceremony and celebration today. It was a fitting honour for the woman […]

Wartime picture of Silvertown church

REFLECTIONS of the past 8,895. A view of St Mark’s Church, Silvertown, taken in a Sunday during the Second World War. The church is now, of course, Brick Lane Music Hall. Picture: Imperial War Museum, […]

Help Drew Primary School make music … and memories

DREW School in Silvertown are working on an exciting new project – and are creating a music video…and they want help from local people who live or who have lived in the area. Drew headteacher […]