News for the community, by the community.
Staff at the Hilldene Co-op really are local legends! Ladies Lindy and Sylwia are well known and much loved by their customers in Harold Hill and also by animal rescue charity, Deer Aid.
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Havering proud to host second highest London borough with the most amount of green spaces.
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She had been advised to stay in her property until the end which she did and was then left standing in council officers with her family and possessions and no where to go.
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Pupils and teachers from Benhurst Primary School in Hornchurch had the amazing opportunity to attend a special learning event at 10 Downing Street last week.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A midwife and her husband are walking from London to Brighton in memory of their niece who tragically died following a long battle with a brain tumour.
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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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A bus collided with a woman in her 50s on North Street, Hornchurch, prompting a swift emergency response on Friday evening. The victim was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
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Emerson Park Academy in Hornchurch celebrated two major sports wins in football this week. The U16 girls football team became Havering Champions following a 3-1 victory over Coopers.
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Last week local MP for Hornchurch and Upminster and Technology Minister, Julia Lopez, joined a Google assembly at Broadford Primary School, in Harold Hill, as part of the tech giant’s Be Internet Legends programme that teaches children how to stay safe online.
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Offers from prestigious universities are flooding in for high achieving students at New City College’s Havering Sixth Form.
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This is a public health crisis that must be addressed by all communities and all aspects of the community need to work together to tackle it.
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I hope Daniel’s community now supports this family. Their loss is indescribable. We must all unite against these crimes and show those who are willing to carry out attacks like these, that they are not wanted in our society. Stop murdering our children.”
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Analysis by the House of Commons library for Labour shows that there has been a rise of 792 people in Dagenham and Rainham claiming Universal Credit for health reasons over the last year.
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