BREAKING: Police Officer Stabbed In The Neck During Romford Incident.
A police officer was taken to hospital after being stabbed in the neck while responding to a welfare concern in
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Havering
Havering Council Cuts £26m From Budget Black Hole But Warns Difficult Decisions Still Lie Ahead.
Havering Council has outlined budget plans for next year . It follows significant steps towards improving its financial position, with its projected budget gap for 2027/28 reduced by more than £26 million since the budget…
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Havering Strengthens Scrutiny To Improve Decisions And Services for Residents.
Havering Council’s Cabinet has agreed a package of changes to strengthen how Council decisions and services are examined, challenged and improved. At its meeting on 11 November, Cabinet approved recommendations in a report from the…
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Harold Hill Drug Dealer Jailed for Five Years After £6,000 Drug Haul Seized
A county lines drug dealer operating out of Harold Hill has been jailed for more than five years. Kyle Stanley,
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Harold Hill Mum to Challenge Pub Demolition at Public Inquiry in Fight to Save The Alderman
A Harold Hill mum, disability and SEND campaigner is preparing to take her fight to save one of the area’s
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Crackdown on Vapes: Council Backs Ban on Nicotine-Free Products
A ban on the sale of nicotine-free vapes and addictive products is now in effect in Havering and across the UK. Selling vapes containing nicotine to under-18s was already illegal, but the new law means…
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Sadiq Khan’s London Budget: More Council Tax, Record Police Spending and Questions Over What Havering Will Get.
Sadiq Khan’s 2026/27 budget for London includes record spending on policing, millions for tackling violence against women and girls, investment
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Havering Planning Applications: 3 to 9 November 2026
The Brewery, community-centre hours and new housing proposals feature in Havering’s latest weekly planning list Havering Council received 16 planning
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Havering Cracks Down on Rogue Landlords as Hundreds of Suspected Illegal HMOs Come Under Scrutiny
Havering Council is tightening its controls on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), as concerns grow over unauthorised conversions, poor housing
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Reform UK Proposes New Parking Charges in Havering Parks and Changes to Hornchurch Parking
By Councillor Gillian Ford, Leader of the Opposition I have been looking through the papers for Havering Council’s Cabinet meeting
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Havering Will Come Together for 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Towards Women and Girls.
Havering Council is preparing to mark 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), with a series
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Havering’s Population Soars by Almost 43,000 in 14 Years as Borough Reaches 280,000 Residents
Havering’s population has increased by almost 43,000 people since 2011, with the borough now home to an estimated 280,787 residents,
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Ho, Ho, Hose! Wennington Firefighters Get Ready to Spread Christmas Cheer with Festive Wonderland
Christmas magic is coming to Wennington as the local fire station prepares to throw open its doors for a festive
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‘They Shall Not Grow Old’: Havering Unites to Remember the Fallen on Remembrance Sunday
Residents from across Havering came together on Sunday to honour the fallen and pay tribute to all those who have
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Havering Gets Ready to Sparkle as Christmas Lights Switch-On Events Return Across the Borough!
Havering is getting set for Christmas with various town centre, Christmas tree, and light switch-on events taking place across the Borough. This year’s town centre Christmas tree and light decoration displays have been generously supported…
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Havering Council Leader To Meet Residents As He Embarks On a Borough-Wide Tour.
Residents across Havering are invited to share their views and put questions directly to Council Leader, Councillor Keith Prince AM, during a Borough-wide listening tour on Friday 13 November 2026. The Leader will visit Harold…
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Havering Residents To Take to the Streets in “Stop Dirty Data Centres” protest
Local Havering residents say ‘Stop Dirty Data Centres’ Local residents from Havering are protesting on Saturday 7 November 2026, as part
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How Much Wildlife Has London Lost? Questions Raised Over Missing Biodiversity Figures
Wildlife across England has suffered a significant decline, but how much of London’s natural habitat and wildlife has been lost
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COUNCIL NEWS: Cabinet to consider next steps for Havering’s new Local Plan
Havering Council’s Cabinet will next week consider a timetable to begin work on a new Local Plan for the Borough. The Local Plan will set out how Havering should grow and develop between 2027 and…
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Exclusive:Parent Raises Concerns Over After-School Club Price Increases at an Elm Park Primary School.
A parent whose son attends RJ Mitchell Primary School in Elm Park has criticised a sharp increase in after-school club
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