News for the community, by the community.
A new family hub has officially opened in Havering to improve the health and development of local children. St Kilda Children’s Centre has become St Kilda Family Hub and will bring together Health, Education and…
Read more
Havering AC’s senior women and men both secured team victories as more than 60 club athletes contested the opening Essex Cross Country League fixture at Hylands Park.
Read more
Councillor Alex Donald reflects on visits to Havering’s air, army and ambulance cadets, celebrating the skills, friendships and opportunities available to young people and volunteers.
Read more
Hotel says visitors were Nigerian IT professionals attending a London business conference, not the arrivals described in a local Facebook
Read more
Why a building constructed as Romford Town Hall in 1937 became the headquarters of the newly created London Borough of Havering in 1965.
Read more
The original Romford Town Hall included a caretaker’s flat with its own balcony, one of the building’s lesser-known 1930s features.
Read more
Proposals include two children’s care facilities, a taller Hornchurch telecoms mast and extended opening hours for a Romford music warehouse.
Read more
Havering Council has awarded a series of major works and compliance contracts as part of its Strategic Alliance programme. This marks another important step in improving how the Council and its partners work together to deliver…
Read more
On 16 September 1937, Romford opened its new Town Hall and received the charter that transformed it into a municipal borough.
Read more
Romford secured their first league win since the opening day with a 3-0 victory over nine-man SOUL Tower Hamlets.
Read more
The unusual story of how Herbert R. Collins and Antoine Englebert O. Geens took both first and second prize in the competition to design Romford’s new civic buildings.
Read more
Romford’s original Town Hall scheme included a 1,512-seat assembly hall and reception facilities that were designed in 1935 but never built.
Read more
A business has been fined £1,817.50 after failing to provide legally required waste documentation to Havering Council. Vino Stores Ltd, in Station Road, Gidea Park, Romford, was prosecuted after failing to comply with a legal…
Read more
The history of Havering Town Hall, from Romford’s 1930s architectural competition and borough charter to its role as the civic headquarters of Havering today.
Read more
A new exhibition from documentary photography collective Vicinity captures life across all 20 Outer London boroughs, including Havering.
Read more
Havering has once again bagged a number of top awards in the London in Bloom competition, placing the Borough’s parks among the best in London. The Borough’s parks all achieved gold awards in several different…
Read more
New proposals include Lidl alterations at The Brewery, changes to an Upminster hotel development and four homes replacing a Romford
Read more
Havering has set out its ambition to become a major destination for investment, development and new businesses as part of its new Havering 2040 – Creating London’s Super Suburb vision. Councillor Robert Whitton, Cabinet Member…
Read more
Havering’s first knife bin in Harold Hill, has seen the surrender of 1,152 knives and bladed items in its first year. The permanent knife bin was installed in the car park of Central Park Leisure…
Read more
Havering Council celebrated the very best of the Borough’s business community at the Havering Small Business Awards 2026 on Wednesday 23 September. Group photo taken at the Small Business Awards 2026 The event recognises the entrepreneurs,…
Read more