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Features

Features News 

‘I Call Myself A Loner But The Struggle Of Finding Friendship in My 20s Is Hard.’

11th February 202511th February 2025 Francesca Lilleystone Features, Friendship min read

I like to call myself a “popular loner.” Sounds ironic, doesn’t it? But if you know, you know. Since I was a young girl, I’ve struggled with forming friendships—and I’m not afraid to admit it. Actually, scrap that. It’s not just me; making friends is hard.

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Barking & Dagenham Exclusive Features News 

Peter Chand Is A Man man Whose Dedication To His Community Has Left A Lasting Impact As He Makes It His Mission To Combat Homelessness.

12th December 202412th December 2024 Francesca Lilleystone Barking and Dagenham, Homelessness, Peter Chand min read

Peter Chand, a man whose dedication to his community has left a lasting impact.

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Features Lifestyle News 

How Much Influence Does Social Media Have On Our Youth And their Appearance?

28th November 202428th November 2024 Francesca Lilleystone Appearance, Pressure, Social Media, Youth min read

Scrolling through Instagram, I’m met with perfectly edited pictures of flawless faces, sculpted bodies and luxurious lifestyles. The influencers with their “effortless” beauty routines, the fitness gurus flaunting toned physiques.

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Features Havering Hornchurch In Your Area News Romford Science Saturday 

My Life as a Science Geek

2nd September 20232nd September 2023 The Havering Daily 1 Comment Science Geek, Science Saturday min read

Science Saturday is experimenting with it’s own format this week. Our writer and science geek Charlie Keeble has decided to

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Features Hornchurch In Your Area News Science Saturday 

Oppenheimer’s Pool of Geniuses

26th August 202326th August 2023 The Havering Daily 0 Comments Oppenheimer, Science Saturday min read

This week in Science Saturday Charlie Keeble takes a look at the science behind the film Oppenheimer, and some of

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Features Hornchurch In Your Area News Science Saturday 

Fantastic Faeces and How to Utilise Them.

19th August 202319th August 2023 The Havering Daily 0 Comments Hormchurch, Romford, Science Saturday min read

For this week’s Science Saturday our science correspondent Charlie Keeble has gone down the u-bend to see how human waste

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Features London News News 

Happy 90th Birthday Sir Michael Caine CBE!

14th March 202314th March 2023 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Birthday, Film, Sir Michael Caine, Tony Klinger min read

Tony Klinger and his father Michael Klinger made the iconic 60s film ‘Get Carter’. Today, Tony a British legend in

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Features In Your Area Lifestyle News Rainham 

VIDEO:Excellent community project launched in Rainham that brings people together over a bowl of free hot soup.

9th March 20239th March 2023 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Conversation, Soup, The People's Kitchen min read

Yesterday, 8 March saw the launch of The People’s Kitchen, a new community project based in Rainham that aims to

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Features In Your Area News 

Earthquake shakes Essex with tremors that sounded like a bomb.

10th February 202310th February 2023 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Earthquake, Essex, Tremors min read

Havering residents are waking up to news that an earthquake has rocked neighbouring Essex leaving houses shaking. The quake was

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Features Havering In Your Area Mercury Mall News Romford 

Romford Horror Film Festival set to return!

31st January 202331st January 2023 Francesca Lilleystone 1 Comment Premiere Cinema, Romford, Romford Horror Film Festival min read

February the 23rd sees the return of the very popular Romford Horror Festival (aka HorRHIFFic), the festival which is in its third year

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Exclusive Features News 

Why women are still on the losing end.

24th January 202324th January 2023 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Domestic Violence, Society, Violence Against Women and Girls min read

A domestic violence victim, today writes in the Havering Daily. In the early twentieth century women fought like lions to

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Features Hornchurch In Your Area News 

The future is greener and prosperous if you build it earlier.

8th November 20228th November 2022 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Autistic Conservative, Charlie Keeble, Science Geek min read

Autistic conservative and eco-technology supporter Charlie Keeble gives his views on the state of environmental activism today and ponders why they are

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Charity Features Havering In Your Area News Rainham 

Rainham residents create a Halloween spooktacular to raise money for charity.

31st October 202231st October 2022 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Charity, Rainham Residents, Upminster Road North min read

Well done to residents living on Upminster Road North in Rainham who decorated their homes for Halloween last weekend in

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Features Havering Havering Council In Your Area News Romford 

Big Christmas lights switch on returns to Romford with 90’s pop band East 17 headlining.

27th October 202227th October 2022 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Christmas lights switch on, East 17, Havering Council, Romford min read

The countdown to Christmas in Havering will begin with the festive lights being switched on in Market Place, Romford this

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Features In Your Area News 

Why throwing soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers left such a bitter taste for all.

25th October 202225th October 2022 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Art, Protesters, Sunflowers, Van Gogh min read

Vincent Van Gogh’s masterpiece the sunflowers has been seen as a symbol of happiness in a world that is so

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Features In Your Area News Upminster 

A celebration of 30 years of the Thames Chase Community Forest.

14th October 202214th October 2022 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments 30 Years Celebration, Thames Chase, Upminster min read

The Thames Chase Community Forest is a remarkable landscape initiative, actively transforming 40 square miles of the landscape in East

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Features Havering Havering Council News 

Havering Council proud to celebrate Black History Month.

4th October 20224th October 2022 Francesca Lilleystone 1 Comment Black History Month, Havering Council min read

Black History Month is an annual celebration of the history, achievements and contributions of Black people in the UK, it

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Features Lifestyle News Theatre 

BBC star becomes patron of local theatre group The Habbit Factory.

3rd October 20223rd October 2022 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Lucy Benjamin, Patron, The Habbit Factory min read

BBC star Lucy Benjamin has become a patron of the local theatre group The Habbit Factory. The star of Eastenders

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Elm Park Features Havering In Your Area News 

Elm Park residents win London in Bloom’s best front garden award.

30th September 202230th September 2022 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Elm Park, Front Garden, London In Bloom min read

Well done to Parminder and Kulvir Singh from Elm Park who have won not only the Havering gardening award, but

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Charity Features Hornchurch In Your Area News Politics Romford 

‘The reason there will be no change is because the people who stand to lose from change have all the power.’

23rd September 202223rd September 2022 Francesca Lilleystone 6 Comments Charity, Commonwealth, Politics min read

In honour of the Queen as head of the Commonwealth, Charlie Keeble has recognised a very supportive aspect about this organisation and how misguided altruism ruins the aspirations of

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Recent Articles

Havering Police Team Up with West Ham Foundation for Festive Football Fun.
Havering News Police Sport 

Havering Police Team Up with West Ham Foundation for Festive Football Fun.

10th December 202510th December 2025 Francesca Lilleystone 0 min read

Havering Police have partnered with the West Ham Foundation to host a special festive session of United in Football this

Police Officers Are Stretched to the Limit, Neighbourhoods Left Vulnerable, and Authorities Say Nothing.
London News News Police 

Police Officers Are Stretched to the Limit, Neighbourhoods Left Vulnerable, and Authorities Say Nothing.

10th December 202510th December 2025 Francesca Lilleystone 0 min read
Havering Council to Consider Forced Land Takeover for Major Romford Regeneration
Havering Council In Your Area News Romford 

Havering Council to Consider Forced Land Takeover for Major Romford Regeneration

10th December 202510th December 2025 Francesca Lilleystone 0 min read
Havering Police Lead Powerful Violence Against Women and Girls Innovation Hub
Havering Havering Council News Police 

Havering Police Lead Powerful Violence Against Women and Girls Innovation Hub

10th December 202510th December 2025 Francesca Lilleystone 0 min read
London News: Boy, 15, Stabbed to Death in Broad Daylight in Islington.
Knife Crime London News News Police 

London News: Boy, 15, Stabbed to Death in Broad Daylight in Islington.

10th December 202510th December 2025 Francesca Lilleystone 0 min read
Margaret Mullane MP Welcomes New Child Poverty Strategy.
Barking & Dagenham In Your Area News Rainham 

Margaret Mullane MP Welcomes New Child Poverty Strategy.

9th December 20259th December 2025 Francesca Lilleystone 0 min read
Boro Beaten in Drab Affair
Clubs Football Havering In Your Area News Romford Sport 

Boro Beaten in Drab Affair

9th December 20259th December 2025 The Havering Daily 0 min read
“We Are Being Failed” Knife Crime Expert Blasts London Authorities.
Knife Crime London News News 

“We Are Being Failed” Knife Crime Expert Blasts London Authorities.

9th December 20259th December 2025 Francesca Lilleystone 0 min read
Video: Is Work Continuing at Unauthorised Encampment in Noak Hill Despite Council Stop Order?
Harold Hill Havering Council In Your Area News 

Video: Is Work Continuing at Unauthorised Encampment in Noak Hill Despite Council Stop Order?

9th December 20259th December 2025 Francesca Lilleystone 0 min read
Teenagers Mugged at Knifepoint on Busy Hornchurch High Street.
Havering Hornchurch In Your Area Knife Crime News Police 

Teenagers Mugged at Knifepoint on Busy Hornchurch High Street.

9th December 20259th December 2025 Francesca Lilleystone 0 min read

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