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Latest news, events and community updates from Upminster and the surrounding area.
With local elections taking place across London on 7 May, and the pre-election period now begun, local London Cycling Campaign group
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Officers carried out high‑visibility reassurance patrols on Hornchurch High Street on Monday 17 March 2026 as part of routine policing efforts to keep the town centre safe. During the patrols, a group of youths was stopped after attempting to make off from officers. As the situation was being managed, more youths joined the group but were later dispersed from the area without incident.
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Residents across Havering may be asking how their three Members of Parliament voted on the controversial Courts and Tribunals Bill legislation driven by Justice Secretary David Lammy that has sparked significant debate about the future of jury trials and the wider justice system in England and Wales.
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The Reform Romford Member of Parliament has hit out at plans to cancel this year’s St George’s day parade. He told the Havering Daily: “I am outraged to hear that the traditional St. George’s Day Scout parades in Havering may be cancelled this year due to bureaucracy! This is totally unacceptable and I will do everything in my power as Romford’s MP to fight this!
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Havering Green Party have launched their “Change for the Better” campaign for the May 7th local elections, fielding candidates with a strong mix of experience, local knowledge and community commitment in every council seat.
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On Thursday 29 January, Julia Lopez MP brought Shadow Chancellor, Sir Mel Stride, to Upminster to hear directly from Havering’s hospitality businesses about the growing crisis facing the high street as tax bills and cost pressures pile up from Labour’s last two Budgets.
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A roofer from Cranham is preparing to take on an extraordinary challenge, running one hundred miles in a single day to raise money for charity and inspire others to believe in themselves. Kane, who has been building up his endurance by running between sixty and eighty miles a week, will set off on his epic mission on April 25 at Upminster Hall playing fields.
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Opposition to the proposed Rainham Lodge Farm quarry continues, with a recently launched petition now exceeding 1,250 signatures, alongside nearly 2,000 formal objections submitted during the consultation phase.
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On Saturday, the Havering Daily popped into Varleys, a brand new Irish deli that has just opened on Station Road in Upminster, and what a welcome it received. Opening day was buzzing, with queues out the door and locals eager to see what all the excitement was about.
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The Havering Daily recently reported on an Upminster woman who was left furious after being slapped with a parking ticket on St Mary’s Lane despite her car being clearly broken down has now had her appeal denied. She had been stranded in the cold while waiting for the AA to tow her car after a dead battery left her vehicle completely immobilised.
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Fears are growing that a controversial application for a new quarry in Havering will soon return to the Council’s Planning Committee. As opposition to the scheme intensifies among residents of Hornchurch and Upminster, local MP Julia Lopez has once again submitted representations to Havering Council’s Director of Planning, setting out serious concerns about sand and gravel extraction at Rainham Lodge Farm.
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A free, family-friendly exhibition train celebrating 200 years of the modern railway is heading to Upminster, it has been announced
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An Upminster woman says she was left “shaking with cold and disbelief” after a parking warden slapped a ticket on her broken-down car while she was standing just feet away, waiting three hours for a tow truck in bitter weather.
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A large quarry has been proposed near Upminster, raising serious concerns among residents about the potential impact on their health, homes and local environment. Campaigners argue that the development could bring years of heavy lorry traffic, noise and dust to the area, with fears that fine particles from excavation may affect air quality. There are also worries about increased congestion on nearby roads and the effect long-term industrial activity could have on local wildlife and surrounding green spaces. Residents say the project would permanently alter the character of the area and leave them living with the consequences for decades.
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Upminster’s long-discussed Travelodge development is now firmly underway, marking one of the most significant additions to the town centre in recent years.
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Shodiq Fasasi, 21 (09.01.2004), of Teviot Road, Aveley in Essex has been charged with possession of a firearm, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, two counts of actual bodily harm and possessing a controlled drug following an incident in Stewart Avenue, Upminster earlier this week.
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A man remains in custody after being arrested for possession of a firearm, grievous bodily harm, causing injury via a
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There was chaos in Upminster this afternoon after a man crashed his car and began tasering people as he tried to flee the scene.
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Julia Lopez, MP, opposes the government’s mandatory digital ID proposal, arguing it won’t stop illegal migration and undermines citizen choice. She emphasizes the importance of voluntary verification, privacy, and enhancing current identity checks without imposing government control over individuals.
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A man has been sentenced to six weeks’ imprisonment after failing to appear in court following a shoplifting offence.
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