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Page 1 – Contents Page 08 – Top marks Page 12 – Workplace success Page 24 – New look Canning Town The Newham Mag Issue 323 // 28 August – 10 September 2015 // Every fortnight Lighting up Newham – More than 60,000 enjoy Under the Stars (p18) Page 2 – ADVERTISEMENT IT’S NOT YOURS TO GIVE If you are a council tenant subletting your property, you could end up in prison. ACT NOW! To avoid prosecution, return your keys before 1 September 2015 Telephone: 020 3373 3261 .uk/keys TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Page 3 – CONTENTS It’s the exam results season, and young people all over our borough are celebrating getting their exam results and looking forward to the next chapter in their lives. (p8) Our borough is changing quickly, with regeneration transforming our communities. This issue has an update on the ￡3.7 billion project to regenerate Custom House and Canning Town (p24) and you can see how Newham’s employment agency Workplace is helping people into jobs constructing new homes and businesses in Stratford (p12). As we say goodbye to another summer, we have enjoyed another wonderful series of free concerts at Under The Stars (p18), and we look forward to Rugby World Cup 2015 coming to Newham (p17). We are also looking for our next Young Mayor (p11). Finally, a date for your diaries – on 9 September, the Queen will become the longest-serving monarch in British history, and that’s something we can all celebrate (p14). Councillor Rev. Quintin Peppiatt Cabinet Member for Children and Young People Keep in touch with Newham Council via: .uk @NewhamLondon /newhamcouncil To contact the Newham Mag team email newham.mag@.uk or call 020 3373 1517 PUBLICATIONS OFFICER: Maxwell Baker STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER: Andrew Baker To advertise in the Mag call Julie Madell on 07890 529 090 If you do not receive the Newham Mag at home, or know someone who doesn’t, please call 020 3373 1517, write to The Newham Mag, West Wing, 4th Floor, Newham Dockside, Dockside Road, London E16