Newham Recorder

The Newham Recorder is a weekly newspaper that serves the London Borough of Newham. It is printed every Wednesday in a tabloid format by Archant, which is the largest independently owned regional media company in the UK. Additionally, a digital version is released at the end of each week.

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Lego store at Westfield Stratford hosting botanical-themed workshop

1 week ago | newhamrecorder.co.uk | holly brencher

The botanicals creativity workshop will take place at the Lego store in Westfield Stratford City on June 22, starting at 10.30am. This initiative allows children aged six to 12 to explore nature's beauty and unleash their creativity through hands-on Lego building. The Lego Group said the workshops "spark curiosity, encourage creativity, and foster a deeper appreciation for the beauty of plants and nature".
Man in hospital with 'life-changing injuries' after stabbing in Newham

1 week ago | newhamrecorder.co.uk | Joseph Reaidi

Police were called to Plashet Grove on Saturday (June 14) at 6.15pm after reports of an altercation. Officers found a man in his 20s with stab wounds and administered first aid before medics arrived. He was taken to and remains in hospital, where his injuries were found to be life-changing but non-life threatening. No arrests have been made but police are increasing patrols in the area. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “An investigation has been launched following a stabbing in Newham.
Three new species of bee discovered at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

3 weeks ago | newhamrecorder.co.uk | holly brencher

The Coastal Leafcutter, Sickle-Jawed Blood Bee, and Large Sharp Tailed Bee were found during a recent 'Bioblitz', an intensive biological survey. This brings the total number of bee species recorded in the park to 67. Other exciting discoveries include the Ringlet butterfly and a new species of hyper-parasitic wasp, Hedychrum rutilans.
V&A East Storehouse opens at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

4 weeks ago | newhamrecorder.co.uk | Mike Brooke

7 1/1 The V&A East Storehouse museum opens to the public in east London today. Visitors can get closer to our national collections at V&A East Storehouse with 50,000 objects, 350,000 books and 1,000 archive collections that they can book to view and get up close.
Man found dead after 'struggling to find support and accommodation'

4 weeks ago | newhamrecorder.co.uk | Charles Thomson

Henry Kwadwo Boafo Donkor, 40, was found dead by a support worker at a property in Romford Road on February 3. An inquest was opened into his death on Wednesday, May 28, after East London Coroner’s Court received the results of toxicology tests from a pathologist. Police deemed his death non-suspicious and referred it to the coroner’s court, which ordered a post-mortem examination.
LSE professor Rohit Dasgupta elected Newham First Citizen

4 weeks ago | newhamrecorder.co.uk | Mike Brooke

Dr Rohit Kumar Dasgupta, an associate professor in gender studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, was elected at Newham Council’s annual general meeting. It makes him “the first individual of Indian-Bengali origin and queer identified” to be elected chair and first citizen, a Newham Council spokesperson said. “Newham has never shied away from declaring that you are welcome no matter your faith, sexuality, gender identity or ethnicity,” Cllr Dasgupta said.
High Street East Ham shut after huge fire at a shop

4 weeks ago | newhamrecorder.co.uk | Joseph Reaidi

Twenty fire engines and around 125 firefighters were called to a blaze in a shop with dwellings above yesterday (May 29) at 7pm. Half of the ground floor and a small part of the first floor were alight. Twelve calls were made from concerned people and crews continued to tackle the blaze until it was under control by 11.57pm. However High Street North has remained closed since then, continuing onto this morning (May 30), as firefighters dampen down hotspots.
London City Airport women’s aviation award winners from Bow

1 month ago | newhamrecorder.co.uk | Mike Brooke

Schools in six London boroughs have been taking part in an aviation challenge, now in its fifth year, run by London City Airport as part of a move to improve equality in the industry. Winners of this year’s Women in Aviation education programme were a team of girls from Bow School, who were given vouchers to spend and a behind-the-scenes tour of the airport.
Pensioner's death under investigation amid hospital treatment concerns

1 month ago | newhamrecorder.co.uk | Charles Thomson

David Sandground, 80, of Clements Road, died at Newham Hospital after suffering an aneurysm. His medical cause of death was haemorrhagic shock – meaning significant blood loss – caused by a ruptured iliac artery aneurysm. An iliac artery aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of an artery in the pelvis, which carries blood away from the heart. The bulge can grow and potentially burst, causing blood to leak out into the body instead of being pumped around and carrying oxygen.
Investigation as east London grandmother found dead from painkiller overdose

1 month ago | newhamrecorder.co.uk | Charles Thomson

Patricia Wynter, 63, was found dead in her home on the Barking/East Ham border, in Barking Road. A court heard on Thursday, May 22 that she had been killed by a powerful opioid painkiller only available by prescription. “I understand that Patricia had been unwell and had been in hospital two days prior to her death,” coroner’s officer Jean Smyth told East London Coroner’s Court. “She discharged herself from Newham General Hospital.