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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.
Andrew Rosindell MP the Member of Parliament for Romford and Julia Lopez MP the Member of Parliament for Hornchurch and Upminster, have both expressed their concerns and unhappiness at the news that the major refurbishment works on the Gallows Corner junction are facing delays and will not be finished in September, the given date.
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Hornchurch and Upminster MP Julia Lopez is urging local hair and beauty business owners to share their experiences ahead of a parliamentary debate she has secured on the growing pressures facing the industry.
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Hornchurch and Upminster MP-Julia Lopez has been instrumental in the receiving of the latest Exceptional Funding Support for Havering Council.
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The group do an amazing job tending to local deer and wildlife when they get injured or stuck.
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Andrew Rosindell the Member of Parliament for Romford, and Julia Lopez the Member of Parliament for Hornchurch and Upminster, have expressed their deep frustration and disappointment over Network Rail’s recent tree clearance along the Liberty Line, commonly known as the “push and pull” line, which serves their communities.
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Julia Lopez, the Member of Parliament for Hornchurch and Upminster, has announced she will be hosting her latest jobs, skills and apprenticeships fair during the morning of Friday 14 February at Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch.
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Last night, my fellow Conservative MPs and I voted for a full national statutory inquiry into rape gangs.
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Havering and all London boroughs will lose their school based officers as they are moved to join local policing teams.
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In an email to Julia Lopez, the Member of Parliament for Hornchurch & Upminster, TfL have confirmed that the service will be withdrawn from the middle of January. The last day which the route will run is Friday 17 January.
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Julia Lopez the Member of Parliament for Hornchurch and Upminster has launched a petition to save the Harold Hill Post Office branch in her constituency which has been earmarked for potential closure.
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A campaign for a Post Office banking hub in the Hornchurch and Upminster constituency, which includes Harold Hill and Harold Wood, has taken its first small step forward according to the area’s MP, Julia Lopez.
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A special fair was held on Friday 11 October in Hornchurch for older people in Havering. The event was organised by the Hornchurch and Upminster MP Julia Lopez and saw many organisations attend that help to support our elderly residents in the borough.
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Hornchurch & Upminster MP, Julia Lopez, has called for the return of the Maternity Continuity of Care model so local mums-to-be get better support in pregnancy.
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The Hornchurch and Upminster MP Julia Lopez is calling on the government to reverse its plan to remove the Winter Fuel Payments to around 17,000 pensioners in her constituency.
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Transport for London have revived their plans to scrap the 347 bus service which runs throughout the Hornchurch and Upminster constituency. Now the local MP Julia Lopez is once again calling for residents’ feedback on the proposals.
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As the new Labour government casts doubt over transport projects across the country, Julia Lopez MP has written to the new Transport Secretary asking her to commit to the renovation of the Gallows Corner flyover or risk safety and major road disruption.
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Mrs Lopez has been exploring ways to put the borough on a better long-term financial footing after securing extra cash from Mr Gove’s department earlier in the year, further to discussions with Council Leader, Ray Morgon, and senior officers.
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Last Friday, MP for Hornchurch and Upminster, Julia Lopez, visited the Sacred Heart of Mary Girls’ School in Upminster to hear more and support their campaign to improve local playgrounds for disabled children.
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The Hornchurch and Upminster MP Julia Lopez, yesterday Thursday 28 March, hosted a special meeting with managers from major retail outlets at the Hilldene shopping centre, local police officers, community champions and anti knife crime campaigners.
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