Author Archives: racheltripp

In brief: An application has been made for for a gambling licence on the high street, at 176-177 Forest Lane, E7 9BB . The Licensing function of the Council has to consider the licence application and residents have the opportunity … Continue reading →

Now that the General Election is done, and we’ve had our by-election here in the ward too, I thought I would do a quick post to introduce my new colleague, Liz Cronin, who joins me as the other councillor in … Continue reading →

I thought I’d quickly share some good news about the future of Forest Lane Park, which is that officers who have been working on getting some Heritage Lottery Funding have been successful in getting to the next stage. (I will … Continue reading →

The last council meeting, on the 18th September, was a themed meeting, on the topic of ‘A Clean Borough’. I wanted to take a moment to share some of the information from that meeting about some of the work that … Continue reading →

I was doing some casework today concerning an elderly resident and some maintenance of their home, and received information about some available support from the local voluntary sector. This seemed so helpful that I thought I’d share it here on … Continue reading →

Recently I met with Sara Fernandez from an organisation called Now Foster, who are working with Newham to encourage more people to become foster carers. Quite apart from being very friendly and entertaining, she spoke so persuasively about needing to … Continue reading →

As I type this, we’re in the middle of a consultation about the design of the Capel and Woodgrange Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. I have been chatting to officers, colleagues and residents about it, and am in touch with people who … Continue reading →