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VE Day celebrations: What the papers said about life in West Ham and East Ham
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Despite our current worldwide crisis, we are still making time to mark this landmark in our nation’s history. As the […]
Charity provides support to vulnerable children and their families
Centres run by charity Ambition, Aspire, Achieve have had to be temporarily closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But the Canning Town organisation has been providing as much support as they can to the most […]
My word! Phrases and sayings that are part of our community…
I’ll have to be very careful with this look back at the phrases and sayings that have been part of life in and around the Royal docks community since well before I was a twinkle […]
Get into festive spirit – and raise money for new charity for young
Individuals and businesses are being given the chance to buy ethically sourced fresh Christmas trees and help raise money for a new charity supporting children and young people. Community Christmas Trees is a dedicated community […]
How joy became tragedy – but our community became a force for good
Ten years ago – but it seems like yesterday. Twenty-four hours after winning the chance to showcase Newham to the world we all came shuddering back down to earth. Joy became tragedy as we forgot […]
A story that captured the nation’s heart – and why our history must be kept alive
It gives me great pleasure to include something on my website that I wrote 31 years ago. It has re-surfaced on a great website called newhamstory.com and funnily enough I loved reading it again. There’s […]
Boy, 15, shot and stabbed in his own home in East London
Detectives have appealed for information after a 15-year-old boy was shot and stabbed in his Plaistow home by a gang of masked attackers. The incident, revealed by Scotland Yard this morning, happened shortly before 3am […]