Launders Lane
Havering Campaigner To Speak About Launders Lane At Zane’s Law Summit In Westminster: ‘Make Toxic Landfills Safe’
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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Choking Smoke and Frustration: Launders Lane Fires Return as Locals Brace for Another Summer of Misery
Despite the gloomy and unseasonable weather, summer is technically here — and with it, the all-too-familiar nightmare for Rainham residents: the return of the Launders Lane fires.
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Despite Residents Anger, Health Concerns And Broken Promises Launders Lane Remains Unsolved As The Court Case Begins Tomorrow.
Tomorrow at The Royal Courts of Justice a legal proceeding will start against Havering Council asking them to remake their decision that designates Arnolds Field/Launders Lane as not contaminated land.
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Clear The Air In Havering Campaigners Welcome Major Breakthrough As Havering Council Now Commit To Making New Decision Whether The Site On Launders Lane Should Be Designated As Contaminated Land.
Myself and Clear the Air in Havering welcome the High Court’s decision to grant permission to proceed with our legal case against Havering Council
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High Court Allows Judicial Review To Challenge Havering Council’s Decision To Assess Launders Lane Landfill As Not Contaminated Land To Proceed.
The High Court of Justice in London, on Thursday 21 November, has granted permission for a judicial review of Havering Council’s decision not to designate an illegal landfill site at Launders Lane in Rainham as contaminated land.
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‘Clean Air in Havering’ Group formally issue a legal claim against Havering Council over Launders Lane.
In July, the council opted not to designate the land as ‘contaminated’’ despite soil analysis suggesting it could contain asbestos.
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Dagenham and Rainham MP committed to fight to end the Launders Lane crisis.
Margaret told the Havering Daily: “Residents in the Upminster Road North area and parts of Rainham village have suffered years of distress and damage to health from the ongoing fires at the Launders Lane site. I gave a firm pledge before being elected to do everything I can to get a resolution to this crisis and try to get redress for the suffering caused
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Clear the Air in Havering are adamant that Havering Council has a responsibility to protect its citizens.
It was reported last August that Havering Council had issued a statutory nuisance abatement notice and that a community protection warning has been given to DMC (Essex) Limited, the landowner of Arnold Field on Launders Lane.
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Firefighters tackle another blaze at Launders Lane.
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a fire at Launders Lane in Rainham yesterday afternoon.
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‘If the Council do not accept they have got it wrong over the contaminated land issue at Launders Lane, then we are going to court.’
Residents have been told that there is no issue to local water, but its not been tested so how do they know that?”
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‘The fires cannot continue, polluting the air and putting the health and wellbeing of Rainham residents at risk of harm.’
Taking Havering Council to court is a last resort in what is without doubt an ongoing intolerable crisis. We needed to act fast within three months of Havering Council announcing publicly their decision not to designate the land as contaminated, and we hope that Havering Council will recognise their responsibility before this gets to court.
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BREAKING: Environmental group ‘Clear The Air’ launch legal action against Havering Council over Launders Lane toxic landfill site.
Clear The Air In Havering, a local environmental group founded by three local mums, is challenging Havering Council’s lack of action over an illegal landfill site at Launders Lane in Rainham, which is affecting air quality and local residents’ lives.
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Is Launders Lane a health crisis? Fires burn for days as residents demand action once and for all.
As the summer heat intensifies, so do the fires burning on Arnolds field. For five days now, a fire has been burning non stop, meaning that despite having the hottest days of the summer so far, residents living near the infamous site, cannot open their windows.
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Conservative PPC for Dagenham and Rainham asks Havering Council Leader for clarity on what progress is being made on Launders Lane fires.
Mr Holland has asked Councillor Ray Morgon to outline the next steps to prevent another summer of fires at Launders Lane.
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Lib Dems GLA Member calls on action to be taken over Launders Lane toxic fires at Mayor’s Question Time.
“While I appreciate that this issue primarily lies with Havering Council, I’m worried the financial position of that Council will mean that this issue continues to be ignored.”
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Launders Lane- Crisis meeting held to discuss way forward.
Launders Lane Crisis group host meeting to reveal content of soil samples and way forward. Margaret Mullane, Labour PPC for Dagenham
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Dagenham and Rainham MP gives evidence to House of Commons Environment Committee regarding Launders Lane.
‘Improving air quality should be important to this Government so I trust that the recommendations from this House of Commons committee
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Investigations into the health impacts of the Launders Lane fires delayed for more than a year.
The handling of the fires on Launders Lane and their impact on the local community in Rainham has been one
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Launders Lane crisis continues as drones flown over site register 176 celsius.
An emergency crisis meeting held last Friday at the Harris Academy school in Rainham, saw residents on their knees demanding
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