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‘We need more police on our streets, and fewer tower blocks that ruin our neighbourhoods’-Sam Holland.
We need more police on our streets, fewer tower blocks that ruin our neighbourhoods, and policies that protect the economy from Labour’s dangerous high-tax plans.”
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Labour Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Dagenham and Rainham Margaret Mullane and her team have been active in Rainham identifying and reporting unsightly rubbish dumped at two locations in Upminster Road South.
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Plans for Havering Council to sell off car parks and pursue new housing projects have stalled after councillors criticised its lack of certainty.
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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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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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Residents of Rainham near the junction of Lambs Lane South, Ingrebourne Road and Wennington Road received some good news last week.
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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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Analysis by the House of Commons library for Labour shows that there has been a rise of 792 people in Dagenham and Rainham claiming Universal Credit for health reasons over the last year.
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Three councillors, representing different wards in Havering, have shifted their allegiance from the Conservative Party to the Havering Residents Association. In a joint statement to residents, they emphasized their commitment to serving the community’s interests over party politics. They expressed a desire for continued support as they work towards building a stronger community.
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The team contacted c2c concerning heavy littering and lack of maintenance of the waste ground to the side of the London bound platform at the station. They also reported problems being encountered by drivers to the station coming to drop off or collect people.
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Dovers Green is at the heart of the New Zealand Estate which was built in the 1950s and named in memory of those soldiers from Australia and New Zealand who were based in Rainham and Hornchurch during both World Wars. Soldiers whose bravery and sacrifice is remembered and honoured .
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In a surprising shift, three Tory councillors in Havering have joined The Havering Residents Association, altering the political landscape. Their move, following a previous defection, brings the HRA’s total to 25 councillors. This change affects the balance of power in the Havering Council, positioning the HRA as a more competitive force. The realignment reflects evolving political dynamics in the area.
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The latest official figures show a jump in the number of people unemployed and claiming benefit in Dagenham and Rainham. The number of people in the constituency who are unemployed and in receipt of related unemployment benefits stood at 4,605 in March 2024.
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As new figures show Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan could see over 650,000 good new jobs created across every part of the country, parliamentary candidate Margaret Mullane has said Labour is ‘laser-focused’ on the issues that matter to local people, bringing well-paid, high quality jobs into the community.
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Conservative London Mayoral candidate Susan Hall went on walkabout through Romford on Friday meeting many local residents and guaranteeing to remove the outer ULEZ expansion from day one. The Conservative candidate was joined by the Member of Parliament for Romford Andrew Rosindell and GLA Havering and Redbridge Member Keith Prince.
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Labour Parliamentary Prospective Candidate for Dagenham and Rainham, Margaret Mullane’s saw that the grassed amenity area close to the Rainham library was badly overgrown. This piece of land bears the memorial to a tragic event in Rainham’s history.
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Under the Mayor of London’s tenure, crime has skyrocketed, leaving communities like Romford vulnerable and unsafe. A recent crime wave in Gidea Park and a stabbing in Romford have created an atmosphere of fear that I am not prepared to tolerate in Romford.
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Labour Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Dagenham and Rainham, Margaret Mullane has contacted c2c to call for an improvement to the facilities at Rainham station.
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