‘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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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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VIDEO: “Does it take a serious incident or death to have speed restrictions put in place?” Petition launched to stop speeding in Collier Row.

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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SEND Parents urged to write to councillor about the failures exposed by OFSTED of Havering’s Children’s Services.

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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Romford Councillor publishes tax records and calls for greater transparency around political finances.

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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