News for the community, by the community.
I have always believed that the only way to bring about change for the better is to get involved and do all you can to improve things in life. I see in recent times groups in society and some political parties that like to snipe from the sidelines, pointing out problems but who offer zero practical solutions.
The YMCA has been given approval from councillors in Barking and Dagenham to build a new six-storey tower block at its site in Rush Green, writes local democracy reporter Sebastian Mann.
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The Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham-Margaret Mullane writes her monthly column in the Havering Daily. Nothing has shocked
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In September 2025 Margaret Mullane MP made a successful bid to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology to commission a study titled “Management of Legacy Landfill”. The idea behind the piece of work was to produce national level policy options which would help resolve the issues at Launders Lane in Rainham.
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The Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, Margaret Mullane MP has received confirmation that essential work will be carried out to clean and clear up an area in Rainham village and deal with an infestation of rats.
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The Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, Margaret Mullane MP has been contacted by the National Grid on apprenticeship job opportunities for local people to become part of the UK’s energy future.
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Margaret Mullane, the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham has received news from Barking and Dagenham Council that Rainham Road North is to be resurfaced in full. This is in response to Margaret’s call for urgent repair works to be undertaken on this section of the borough’s principal road network.
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Its the New Year and at this time of year I think back and take stock of what’s happened and then look forward.
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The Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, Margaret Mullane MP, has given a welcome to the announcement of the Government’s funding settlement for Havering Council. The system that had been in place for allocating grant funding from the Government over the period of the Conservatives being in power at Westminster, had skewed resources away from areas of need towards more affluent parts of England.
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Margaret Mullane the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, has taken action in response to concerning reports of rat infestations in and around a watercourse in the heart of Rainham village.
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This week Margaret Mullane, the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, has welcomed the announcement that the SAFE Protocol
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Margaret Mullane, the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham is opposing the planning application to quarry gravel at the Rainham Lodge Farm
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Dagenham and Rainham MP, Margaret Mullane, has given her strong support to the Labour Government’s transformational new Veterans Strategy which includes £27 million for a new veteran-wide support service offering guidance and support for those who served. It will also establish a dedicated wraparound homelessness service and world-class NHS support for veterans
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The fight against crime, particularly violent crime, is a key priority for me locally and nationally. Society can’t be at ease with itself unless we feel safe on our streets and in our homes.
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Residents of Rainham continue to suffer from the ongoing fires at Launders Lane, and urgent action is needed to bring
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The Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham has saved Dagenham Police Station front counter from closure.
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Concerned local residents met with the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, Margaret Mullane MP, on Friday 19 September to discuss proposals
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I called for a thorough review of the way government grants to councils was distributed. Basically, I wanted a fair funding review,
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Margaret Mullane MP, the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, has stepped in to support local residents who have endured noise and other nuisances from events at Berwick Manor Hotel.Long suffering households in the Upminster Road North area called on the Dagenham and Rainham MP, to help them get Havering Council to act to control the persistent problems of noise, anti social behaviour and illegal and dangerous parking at the venue.
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Margaret Mullane, the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, has welcomed the announcement of new powers in Labour’s Sentencing Bill, which will incorporate the key policies outlined in Amanda Martin MPs Theft of Tools of Trade (Sentencing) Bill, which was co-sponsored by the Dagenham and Rainham MP.
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