News for the community, by the community.
These officers are struggling as human beings, yet still putting their communities first by going to work each day and answering the calls for help. Most are brave, and dedicated and actually deserve our thanks.
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Staff at the Hilldene Co-op really are local legends! Ladies Lindy and Sylwia are well known and much loved by their customers in Harold Hill and also by animal rescue charity, Deer Aid.
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Havering proud to host second highest London borough with the most amount of green spaces.
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Pupils and teachers from Benhurst Primary School in Hornchurch had the amazing opportunity to attend a special learning event at 10 Downing Street last week.
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You really don’t have to be a qualified accountant or an expert on local government to know that something is radically wrong with the system that funds local councils’ services. It feels and in fact is, broken.
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Councillor Keith Prince has committed to “standing up” for Havering and Redbridge after securing another term on the Greater London Authority.
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The Ben Kinsella Trust, a leading charity tackling knife crime in the UK, is thrilled to
announce a unique knife crime awareness event entirely designed and hosted by young
people from Barking and Dagenham.
Havering Council has formally agreed to protect and designate five new green spaces as Village Greens, preserving them for future generations. These sites include Gooshays, Harold Hill; New Zealand Way, Rainham; Wennington Green, Wennington Village; west of Taunton Road, Harold Hill; and Fleet Close Play Site, Upminster. Councillor Graham Williamson affirmed the council’s commitment to safeguarding valuable green spaces.
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Yesterday, 7 May, Julia Lopez MP who has been campaigning for the refurbishment of Gallows Corner, received the news that the Transport Minister had approved a £57million scheme for its redevelopment.
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Dean Cooper, a Collier Row resident has launched a petition to have speeding restrictions put into place on Mount Pleasant Road following endless daily speeding
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A midwife and her husband are walking from London to Brighton in memory of their niece who tragically died following a long battle with a brain tumour.
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Havering SEND community are dissatisfied with Mr Ford’s reiteration that ‘Havering has a good understanding of the areas for improvement’; this is not in the spirit of the questions, which focused on empathy and accountability.
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Politics needs to clean up its reputation when it comes to finances. Scandal after scandal has shown that. From MPs using campaign funds to “pay bad men” through to a lack of transparency around pay and expenses.
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A bus collided with a woman in her 50s on North Street, Hornchurch, prompting a swift emergency response on Friday evening. The victim was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
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Detectives investigating a shooting in Dagenham are appealing for anyone with information or footage to come forward.
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If police officers who, perhaps even those who rushed to the above call, had been performing duty at the previous Saturday’s pro-Palestinian protest and pro-Israel counter-protest, expected to wake up on Sunday morning to media approbation in respect of a relatively trouble-free day, they were to be disappointed.
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Emerson Park Academy in Hornchurch celebrated two major sports wins in football this week. The U16 girls football team became Havering Champions following a 3-1 victory over Coopers.
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Officers undertook a stop and search on a vehicle near Bateman Close and as a result, two knives were removed.
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Last week local MP for Hornchurch and Upminster and Technology Minister, Julia Lopez, joined a Google assembly at Broadford Primary School, in Harold Hill, as part of the tech giant’s Be Internet Legends programme that teaches children how to stay safe online.
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Offers from prestigious universities are flooding in for high achieving students at New City College’s Havering Sixth Form.
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