News for the community, by the community.
Andrew Rosindell-Member of Parliament for Romford, has issued a strong plea in the House of Commons for immediate investment in Queen’s Hospital, Romford, citing the worsening crisis in its A&E department where patients are routinely left on trolleys in corridors for extended periods.
Well done to officers from Havering Joint Task Force who have once again removed another prolific offender from the streets of Havering.
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A man has been found in a hotel room with multiple stab wounds. The incident happened at a hotel on the A127, at 1am this morning.
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Havering’s Cabinet Members voted at last night’s Cabinet meeting (Wednesday 11 June 2025) to create village green status for two much-loved green spaces in the borough.
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The Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham has stressed that the health of residents in her constituency is a priority for her and she is doing everything she can to resolve the situation at Launders Lane.
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“I am calling now for a cross party working group to resolve this nightmare urgently. Our residents must come first. And if the local MP does not take the lead on this, I will.”
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A Havering landlord has been fined £16,027 for failing to comply with number of licensing conditions that put the lives of his tenants at risk.
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Jon Gildersleeve has been recognised for his remarkable contributions to King George and Queen’s Hospitals Charity. His work, particularly with the Teddy Bear and Knitted Hearts appeals, significantly benefits patients and their families.
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Dagenham and Rainham MP, Margaret Mullane, together with the Peabody Housing Group have combined to sponsor the event at the CEME campus, Marsh Way, Rainham. Major London employers in the private and public sectors are taking part in the job fair arranged for Friday 4 July from 9:30 – 1pm.
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I will continue to support the campaign for a new A&E Department at Queen’s in any way I can for as long as it takes to secure the necessary funding so that the people of Romford, Havering and the wider area are able to access the best and fastest possible NHS services they rightly deserve.
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It’s like living in a Chernobyl fall out zone. Enough talk, time for action now.”
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Today, Wednesday 11 June at the Houses of Parliament, Havering campaigner Ruth Kettle-Frisby will join, politicians, trade unions and legal representatives who are coming together with a single purpose: to place the ticking time bomb of contaminated land and water centre-stage and address the urgent task of drawing up legislation to make UK environmental protections fit for purpose.
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The quick response by officers in Havering on Friday 7 June, saw them arrest a man who was caught in the progress of a burglary.
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Yesterday, I spoke up for the residents of Romford and for the millions across the United Kingdom who simply want the option of not eating Halal meat.
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Residents who live next to St Andrew’s Park are furious at delivery riders who cut through to a neighbouring road by riding their mopeds across a footpath and pedestrian bridge.
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The “defunding” of police services has worked. Two boroughs were left without coverage. And the voices that should be raising the alarm are, once again, silent.
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Havering Council’s Cabinet Members will consider a refreshed mould and damp policy to further safeguard tenants’ health.
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On Saturday 7 June, Havering Museum celebrated not one, but two anniversaries; the Museum celebrated 15 years of being open in the former Romford Brewery Sports and Social Club, High Street, Romford premises, and the Friends of Havering Museum celebrated 25 years.
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Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the support of Margaret Mullane Labour MP for Dagenham and Rainham, for measures to tackle retail crime and the abuse, threats and violence shop workers often face as a result. Margaret met Usdaw general secretary Paddy Lillis and shop workers in Parliament to hear first-hand experiences of life on the frontline of retail.
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Years of government decisions have decimated forces across the country. Now, we are watching the ship sink, piece by piece — with officers jumping off whenever they can.
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