News for the community, by the community.
On Friday evening, the local community gathered at Margaret Thatcher House to celebrate the annual MP’s “Carols Around the Christmas Tree”, a cherished tradition at the Romford Conservative Association.
Following meetings with FCC and Havering staff on New Road, Beam Park, Labour Councillors are pleased to see improvements in the street cleansing service, but note that there is more to do.
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Julia Lopez the Member of Parliament for Hornchurch and Upminster has launched a petition to save the Harold Hill Post Office branch in her constituency which has been earmarked for potential closure.
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The parks in my ward, where I listed the crimes such as rape and sexual assaults, back onto houses and gardens. These parks used to be locked but, due to budget cuts, are now left unlocked at night. This isn’t a problem, if you believe what we’re told by the council. It’s not made things any worse.’
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The one problem with our local hospital is that the A&E department is completely overstretched. People are waiting on trollies, sometimes for 24 hours, which is unacceptable
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Margaret Mullane, the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, has paid tribute to John Prescott on the news of his death yesterday.
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Havering Council has proposed relocating polling stations and altering district boundaries following the general election.
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On Monday 21st October Havering Fabian Society celebrated it’s 50th Anniversary with a dinner at “Stay Restaurant” in Emerson Park. The Society was formed in 1974 by a quartet of activists : Dr.Bill Baker, Basil Newton, John Scott and Alan Thake. The latter served for decades as its Honorary Secretary.
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Since being elected in July Margaret Mullane the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham has been in constant communication with stakeholders pressing for the delivery of Beam Park station.
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Margaret Mullane the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham has intervened to get repairs carried out to the traffic lights at the busy junction at the Cherry Tree Rainham. Margaret was contacted by residents and road users about deliberate vandalism to the traffic lights and the mayhem that has resulted.
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This Budget is the first step in building a fairer and better future for our country. I will be making sure that Dagenham and Rainham directly benefits from these measures.’
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A campaign for a Post Office banking hub in the Hornchurch and Upminster constituency, which includes Harold Hill and Harold Wood, has taken its first small step forward according to the area’s MP, Julia Lopez.
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As a broader issue, whilst some traders are disappointed about the loss of the Sunday Market, there was equally strong support from other traders to cease the Sunday operation as they felt it diluted their trading on the three regular market days.
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The Leader of Havering’s Conservatives Councillor Keith Prince, is asking Romford residents to reject the administration’s master plan that will increase the local population by 25,000.
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Margaret Mullane MP has given her support to the RSPCA campaign to think about and be kind to pets during the firework season.
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Being stuck under the GLA, Romford does not receive the adequate police cover that we pay for, does not receive the funding that we’re surely entitled to, and when important decisions are to be made, such as the expansion of ULEZ, we are not listened to
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Margaret Mullane, the Dagenham and Rainham Member of Parliament, is making arrangements to meet with residents across the her constituency to hear their concerns in question and answer sessions.
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Yesterday, Thursday 10 October, the government’s landmark Employment Rights Bill was presented to Parliament. This marked a historic step towards strengthening workplace rights, rebuilding industrial relations and raising living standards in Britain.
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Despite the pleas of affected residents, local councillors, and the Member of Parliament, Housing Association L&Q have refused to prioritise the repair of two broken lifts in Duxbury House in the new Beam Park development.
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Our community is being left vulnerable as officers are pulled into central London to deal with the upheavals of central London. This is unacceptable and unfair to the residents of our community-Andrew Rosindell MP.
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