News for the community, by the community.
Residents can now experience running the council in “Budget the Borough,” an interactive simulation managing a £208.8 million budget, addressing challenges like funding gaps and service demands while affecting public satisfaction.
Hylands Park hosted over 1,500 attendees for a Community Fun Day celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day, featuring entertainment, food, and activities, emphasizing community spirit and remembrance of sacrifices made.
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Havering Labour Councillors Jane Keane and Matt Stanton, as trustees of the LUCAS play site charity, are pleased to see the start of improvement works to Hylands Park, in the form of a brand new swing set.
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HRA Beam Park members Carol and Rob Baker discovered bushes covered in white webs during a litter pick, created by harmless Small Ermine moth caterpillars, which pose no threat to plants.
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Mark Whiley highlights the need for improved housing quality amid rising rental costs in Havering. New legislation mandates better energy efficiency, aiming to prevent landlords from unjustifiably increasing rents while benefiting tenants.
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Local MP Julia Lopez highlighted the struggles of Havering’s hair and beauty industry in Parliament, urging governmental support against rising costs and business rates, as salons face potential closures and loss of apprenticeships without urgent action.
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The Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham-Margaret Mullane today shares her month;y column in the Havering Daily:
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Rainham’s St. George’s Day display, created by HRA Councillor Sue Ospreay, features vibrant cut-outs of St. George and a dragon on the flower train outside Tesco, celebrating heritage and community spirit, attracting residents and visitors alike.
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On Friday, last week, Councillors Trevor McKeever and Matt Stanton joined local residents in litter picking at Mardyke Open Space. “With council budgets being so stretched, if we can all set a good example and show pride in our area, that’s invaluable”, Cllr Stanton told the Havering Daily.
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Following pre-decision scrutiny by a cross-party committee the previous week, the Cabinet of Havering Council agreed it’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy on Wednesday 9 April.
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Local Councillors joined staff from Clarion and the volunteers from the Mardyke Community Centre, Rainham to distribute food donated by the Felix Project on Monday 7 April.
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Carol and Rob Baker thanked Mayor Gerry O’Sullivan for replacing a storm-damaged tree on their estate, highlighting his commitment to local heritage, environmental conservation, and community pride.
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“An extremely unfair Business Rates system that hammers small shops was inherited from the last Tory government.
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This week Margaret Mullane MP launched a campaign petition in a bid to secure the £35 million capital investment Queen’s Hospital needs to expand the Emergency Department (A&E), boosting capacity and bringing down waiting times. The investment will also secure a PET scanner for the hospital which will reduce cancer diagnosis waiting times across Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and Redbridge.
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Romford Conservatives Team 23 ready to fight in next year’s local elections, is announced.
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There is no doubt about it, as the Trussell Trust have reported, hunger and hardship will get worse under Labour austerity.
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The local government funding system is fundamentally broken. No matter what borough we come from, the current system simply is not working.’
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Last Saturday 15 March, members of the Havering Residents Association for Rush Green and Crowlands carried out a litter pick in Nursery Walk which is along by the old gasworks and Crow Lane.
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London Councils has described a new report from the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) as the latest evidence of “the severe and worsening pressures” facing borough finances.
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Romford Conservatives has opened its selection process for candidates for the 2026 local elections and Councillor David Taylor has confirmed that he will be applying to stand again as a Conservative.
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