‘It’s disappointing to see game playing by Labour colleagues over the Havering Mayoralty’-HRA.
A Working Agreement was established which included the membership of the Cabinet (7 H.R.A, 2 Labour). There was no inclusion on the role of Mayor.
Politics
A breach of trust-Havering Residents Association fail to keep their word.
Havering Resident Association Councillors yesterday evening (Wednesday 22nd May) chose to ignore the working arrangement between their Party and the Labour Group
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Havering’s new Mayor appointed at Full Council meeting in shock move by HRA.
The move to not elect the previous Deputy Mayor, Councillor Patricia Brown, did come as a shock to the Labour Group.
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Havering MP’s, councillors and residents rally against plans to close libraries.
Havering councillors and residents have rallied against plans to close libraries in the borough, saying they will “deprive local communities”.
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Why is the government hell bent on destroying communities?
Councillor Gillian Ford, Havering’s Deputy Leader of the Council, highlights the impact of insufficient local government funding on services like libraries and highways. The UK’s centralised government disproportionately allocates funds, affecting local communities. Social care costs consume a large portion of funding, hindering other services. Gillian urges for fair funding and sustainable programmes to restore community trust and pride.
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Julia Lopez MP meets with Michael Gove to help put Havering on a better financial footing.
Mrs Lopez has been exploring ways to put the borough on a better long-term financial footing after securing extra cash from Mr Gove’s department earlier in the year, further to discussions with Council Leader, Ray Morgon, and senior officers.
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Dagenham and Rainham MP writes to Secretary of State in regards to historical issue impacting carers across England.
Dagenham and Rainham’s Labour MP, Jon Cruddas, has written to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities, to highlight a potential historical issue affecting and disadvantaging carers across England.
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‘Defend our local library services in Havering!’-Romford MP launches campaigns to save Collier Row and Gidea Park libraries.
“We must fight these shortsighted plans to close our much loved libraries by Havering Council which will disadvantage local people.”
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Havering Labour urges residents to have their say on possible library closures.
“None of us want to see libraries closed. They are lifelines for our community, not just in terms of access to books, but with all the other organisations and council services that run from those buildings, they are in many ways the center of many communities.
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Despite objections, plans to convert car parks into housing go through.
Havering Council has greenlit plans to eventually convert car parks into housing after councillors objected to logistics.
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‘Whilst Havering’s administration are simply swinging an axe at anything they see as a cost, Councils across the country are turning loss-making assets into profitable assets.’
It is my belief that, with the right people around the table, we can turn these libraries from a ‘cost’ into a community benefit.
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Dagenham and Rainham Labour candidate takes part in Knife Crime Awareness Event.
Labour’s Prospective parliamentary candidate for Dagenham and Rainham, Margaret Mullane took part in the Knife Crime Awareness Event last week
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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 action team tackle dumped rubbish across Rainham.
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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‘What if it all goes pear shaped?’-Council plans to sell off car parks for housing land stalled following councillors criticism.
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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‘The current situation councils have been placed in is literally unsustainable, the funding system for local councils is broken.’
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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Keith Prince re-elected as Havering and Redbridge GLA Member vowing to tackle knife crime as a priority.
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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Five green spaces across Havering preserved as Village Greens.
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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Gallows Corner finally receives approval for refurb and strengthening.
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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Rainham planning victory as mobile phone mast application rejected.
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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