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Havering Cabinet has big plans. For the details, please ask Barbara

15th October 202615th October 2026 The Havering Daily 0 Comments Barbara, Cabinet, Councillor Day, Day, Havering's min read

A satirical look at a meeting where enthusiasm flowed, officers supplied the detail, and awkward questions apparently arrived several months

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Over 1,000 Knives Surrendered In Havering’s First Knife Bin.

28th September 202628th September 2026 The Havering Daily 0 Comments Bin, Car, COUNCIL NEWS, Harold Hill, Haverin, Havering, Havering Council, Havering's, Knife, Knife Bin, Knife Crime, Knives, ONS, Over, Police min read

Havering’s first knife bin in Harold Hill, has seen the surrender of 1,152 knives and bladed items in its first year. The permanent knife bin was installed in the car park of Central Park Leisure…

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Havering celebrates its fantastic local businesses at the Small Business Awards 2026.

28th September 202628th September 2026 The Havering Daily 0 Comments Award, Awards, Beauty, Boro, Borough, Boroughs, Bus, Business, Business Awards, Businesses, Havering, Havering Council, Havering Small Business Awards, Havering's, Small Business Awards min read

Havering Council celebrated the very best of the Borough’s business community at the Havering Small Business Awards 2026 on Wednesday 23 September. Group photo taken at the Small Business Awards 2026 The event recognises the entrepreneurs,…

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COUNCIL NEWS: Leader of Havering Council responds to Government’s announcement of additional £6.75million funding for Havering

20th September 202620th September 2026 The Havering Daily 0 Comments Car, CIL, Come, Councils, Exceptional Financial Support, Financial, Fun, Fund, Government, Havering, Havering Council, Havering's, Housing min read

The Leader of Havering Council has welcomed additional Government funding. It comes after the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced extra money for Councils in England already receiving Exceptional Financial Support, to…

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Havering Council Forecasts £22.8m Underspend After Years Of Financial Pressure

10th September 202610th September 2026 The Havering Daily 0 Comments Association, Based, Currently, Exceptional, Financial Pressure, Forecasts, Havering, Havering's, Instead, Kathy Freeman, Keith Prince's Reform, LDRS Havering, London, Public Works Loan Board, Sebastian Mann, Underspend min read

Havering Council is forecasting a £22.8 million underspend based on figures from the end of June, although government financial support remains part of the authority’s budget position.

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Havering AC Young Athletes End Season In Style With Brilliant Second Place In League Final

10th September 202610th September 2026 The Havering Daily 0 Comments Adegite, Alexander, Ameer Salaam, Athletic Club's, Ayla Baker, Bode Thompson, Brilliant Second Place, Caron Doherty, Chelmsford, Derin Okubanjo, Doherty, Dre Overare, Eastern Young Athletes' League Top, Eboni Roach, Elijah Lowe, Emily Johnson, Ethan Johnson, Final, Freddie Rowe, Gideon Lee, Harrison Rabess, Havering, Havering AC, Havering's, Isla Herrera, Jayden Wilkinson, Jess Page, Jessie Lynes, Jo Day, Lawrence Fearon, League Final, Olivia Vaughan, Pic, Raphael, Reggie Marshall, Romel Semper, Ryan Alexander, Sam Burdett, Sam Johnson, Tobi Bello min read

Havering AC’s young athletes finished second overall in the Eastern Young Athletes’ League Top 6 Final, with the Under-18 men winning their category and the Under-16 boys sharing first place.

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Knitters and Crocheters Needed for Queen’s Hospital Remembrance Poppy Appeal

25th August 202625th August 2026 The Havering Daily 0 Comments Barking, Brett, Costa Coffee, Crocheters Needed, Deborah Edwards, Edwards Head, Havering, Havering's, Head, Imrie, Patient Experience, Queen's Hospital Remembrance Poppy Appeal, Queens Hospital, Rainham Clocktower WI, Rainham Village Belles WI, Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Remembrance, Romford min read

Local knitters and crocheters are encouraged to create handmade red poppies for patients at Queen’s Hospital, Romford, in time for Remembrance Sunday. Poppies must not have pins and the appeal ends on 1 November.

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Cabinet Agrees Better Care Fund Partnership And Reviews Council Finances

10th July 202610th July 2026 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Adults, Aside, Association, Beam Park, Better Care Fund, Cabinet, Capital Outturn, Cllr Benjamins, Cllr Chris Wilkins, Cllr Graham Day, Cllr Stanton, Cllr Wilkins, Councils, Deputy Mayor, Exceptional Financial Support, Finance Cllr Sue Benjamins, Finances Havering's Cabinet, Greater London Authority, Harold Wood, Havering, Havering's, Health, Housing Tom Copley, HRA, Labour, Leader, Leader Keith Prince, Martin Goode, Matthew Stanton, Neighbourhood Health, NHS, Revenue, Reviews, Section, Upminster min read

Havering’s Cabinet met on Wednesday evening to consider a number of significant reports covering adult social care, the Council’s financial position

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It’s Time to Restore A Much Needed Sense Of Pride Across Our Borough.

30th June 202630th June 2026 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Beam Park, Best Sellers, Borough, Centre, Dirty, Havering, Havering's, Hope Cafe, Hornchurch, Italian, John, Keeping, Lesley, Mardyke, Market, Much Needed Sense, Perhaps, Pride Across, Rainham, Restore, Robert, Romford, Ship Cafe, Time, Umberto's min read

For all those who live in Havering, many still take great pride in shopping locally and supporting our independent businesses.

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Havering Stands Proud: Armed Forces Day Parade In Pictures.

29th June 202629th June 2026 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Andrew Rosindell, Armed Forces, Armed Forces Day, Deputy Lieutenant Nick Bracken OBE, Forces Day Parade, Havering's, Inspector Connolly, Julia Lopez, Leader Councillor Keith Prince, Margaret Mullane, Mick Murray MBE, Parliament, Pictures, Romford min read

Havering came together with pride to mark Armed Forces Day with a special parade through the heart of Romford. Veterans,

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United In Respect: Havering Salutes The Heroes Who Serve Our Nation At Armed Forces Day Parade.

29th June 202629th June 2026 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Andrew Rosindell, Armed Forces, Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day Parade, Britain's Armed Forces, Chair, Connolly, Councillor Maggie Themistocleous, Deputy Lieutenant Nick Bracken OBE, Elm Park British Legion Councillor Barry Mugglestone, Elm Park Councillor, Forces Day, Havering, Havering Council's, Havering Daily, Havering Town Centre Team, Havering Town Hall, Havering's, Heroes, Inspector Connolly, Jimmy James, Julia Lopez, Keith Prince, Leader, Leader Councillor Keith Prince, Margaret Mullane, Mayor, Metropolitan, Mick Murray MBE, Nation, Neighbourhood, Nicola, Park Labour Councillor Matt Stanton, Parliament, Respect, Romford, Romford Town centre, Rosindell MP Havering, Salutes, Serve min read

Romford proudly stood shoulder to shoulder on Saturday as hundreds gathered to celebrate Armed Forces Day, paying tribute to the

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World Cup Warning: One Forgotten Football Net Could Mean A Slow And Painful Death For Local Wildlife

19th June 202619th June 2026 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Check, Dispose, Enjoy, Forgotten Football Net, Harold Hill Deer Aid, Havering, Havering's, Hill Deer Aid, Mean, Painful Death, Slow, Store, Take, Wildlife Graphic Images Contained min read

Graphic Images Contained As football fever sweeps the nation and families head outdoors to enjoy kickabouts in gardens, parks and

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Our Farm Is Your Farm: Wellgate Opens Its Gates For A Day Of Summer Fun.

18th June 202618th June 2026 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Day, Farm, Farm's Summer Solstice Open Day, Games, Gates, Havering, Havering's, Home, Ice, Opens, Playful, Sizzling, Summer Fun, Summer Solstice Open Day, Wellgate, Wellgate's min read

This Saturday 20 June, residents from across Havering are invited to Wellgate Community Farm for a fantastic Summer Solstice Open

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Two Teenagers Praised After Helping Elderly Woman Following Mobility Scooter Fall.

18th June 202618th June 2026 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Havering Daily, Havering's, Helping Elderly, Hornchurch, Mobility Scooter Fall, Sanders Drapers, Sanders Drapers School min read

In a world where young people are often criticised for anti-social behaviour, two Year 9 students from Sanders Drapers School

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One Month To Go Until Essex Summer Fest Returns To Hornchurch!

17th June 202617th June 2026 Francesca Lilleystone 1 Comment Ariana Grande, Blue Mantis, Born Wild, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Ciaran, Dinomania, Essex Summer Fest, Essex Summer Fest Returns, Essex's, Expose, Half Stoned Band, Harrow Lodge Park, Harry Styles, Havering Mind, Havering's, Hornchurch, Jelly Jade, Judy, Kids Tent, Main Stage, Party Monsters, POP Demon Hunters, Rock Stage, Sabrina Carpenter, Science Dude, Summer Fest, Taylor Swift min read

The countdown is officially on, with just one month to go until Essex Summer Fest returns to Harrow Lodge Park

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Exclusive:”There Is No Need To Build On The Green Belt”: National Countryside Charity Backs Hornchurch Residents’ Fight To Save The Fields

17th June 202617th June 2026 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Association, Benets Road, Build, Campaign, Councillor Keith Prince, Countryside Charity Backs Hornchurch, CPRE, CPRE London, Fields Campaigners, green Belt, Havering, Havering Daily, Havering's, Havering's Green Belt, Havering's Leader, Hornchurch, John, John Sadler, Lesley Tyler, London, Need, Operations Director, Prince, Protect Rural England, Sadler, Save, Upminster, Wingletye Lane min read

Campaigners fighting to protect the fields behind Wingletye Lane and Benets Road have received a major boost after gaining the

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Double Trouble in Hornchurch as Shakespeare’s Funniest Comedy Comes to Ardleigh House

16th June 202616th June 2026 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Ardleigh House, Ardleigh House's, Check, Comedy, Don't, Dromio, Duke Solinus, Egeon, Errors, Havering's, Hornchurch, Identical Twins, Nell, Offer, Romford Shakespeare Theatre's, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's, Shakespeare's Funniest Comedy Comes, Shakespearean, Shenanigans, Tickets min read

Get ready for confusion, chaos and plenty of laughs as Romford Shakespeare Theatre’s production of The Comedy of Errors opens

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“This Is Not Grey Belt, It’s Our Green Belt – Get Your Hands Off Our Fields!”

12th June 202612th June 2026 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Fields, green Belt, Grey Belt, Havering Daily, Havering's, Hornchurch, Traffic, Wingletye Lane min read

Residents are mounting fierce opposition to plans for up to 475 homes on land off Wingletye Lane, insisting the site

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Could You Be The Beast? The Habbit Factory Opens Auditions For Major Pantomime Role

10th June 202610th June 2026 Francesca Lilleystone 0 Comments Auditions, Beast, Beauty, Habbit Factory, Habbit Factory Opens Auditions, Havering, Havering's, Myplace Centre min read

Dreaming of stepping into the spotlight? The Habbit Factory is giving aspiring performers a unique opportunity to take centre stage

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Former Regeneration Councillor Fires Questions At New Council Leader Over Havering’s Future

26th May 202626th May 2026 The Havering Daily 0 Comments Councillor Prince, Councils, Data Centre, GLA, Graham Williamson, Havering, Havering's, High Street, HRA Administration, Launders Lane, Leader, Masterplan, Olympics, Reform's, Regeneration, River Rom, Romford, Romford Masterplan, Stratford, THD min read

Graham Williamson writes to Councillor Prince, discussing local policies and expressing concern over the potential abandonment of the Romford Masterplan, which aims to attract investment and manage development. He warns against delays in decision-making regarding the Data Centre proposal.

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