79-year-old trustee occupies community centre in Newham to prevent council eviction
A trustee of a Caribbean elderly community centre in Newham resorted to sleeping in the building to prevent a Newham

A trustee of a Caribbean elderly community centre in Newham resorted to sleeping in the building to prevent a Newham

Newham Council’s eviction of the Hibiscus Community Centre has been paused following an elderly trustee’s four-day occupation of the building

Labour has lost overall control of Newham Council for the first time in over 50 years, despite holding on to

This thread shows the results of the 2026 election in Newham. Going into the election, Labour were the governing party

Labour held on to the mayoralty in Newham despite a hard-fought three-way battle, giving them some relief in a difficult





