News for the community, by the community.
As new figures show Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan could see over 650,000 good new jobs created across every part of the country, parliamentary candidate Margaret Mullane has said Labour is ‘laser-focused’ on the issues that matter to local people, bringing well-paid, high quality jobs into the community.
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Labour Parliamentary Prospective Candidate for Dagenham and Rainham, Margaret Mullane’s saw that the grassed amenity area close to the Rainham library was badly overgrown. This piece of land bears the memorial to a tragic event in Rainham’s history.
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Lambs Lane South was closed this morning after a car collided with a tree and landed up in a school playing field.
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Margaret Mullane, Labour prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Dagenham and Rainham, has reacted to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures released on poverty levels in the nation.
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Firefighters are reminding smokers to dispose of smoking materials safely after a fire at a scaffolding yard on New Road in Rainham in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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A Rainham resident and former teacher of 30 years, Sue Watson, attended the community meeting held at Harris Academy on Friday 22 March, organised to address the concerns of parents and residents following a spate of incidents over the last few months.
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Customers in the store had the chance to vote by placing a blue token into a voting unit and Natalie the community champion at the Rainham Extra store counted them up and sent them off!
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The train placed on display is used by local Councillor Sue Ospreay to plant flowers, or decorate according to the occasion. Now however, after many years, the train is starting look a little run down and Stephen stepped in to save the day.
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The Conservatives have learned nothing from the mortgage rate bombshell of the Truss government. The Chancellor’s recently announced unfunded plans will leave a £46 billion black hole in public finances. This plan will mean an additional £455 per month passed on to ordinary mortgage holders in places like Dagenham & Rainham.
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Grants totalling £413,219 are to be made available to promote usage of sports facilities at Brittons Academy and the Brettons Outdoor recreation centre
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We depend so much on our public sector workers such as doctors, nurses, police, teachers and our armed services men and women, we need them for our safety and security, health and well being and for our future.
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Sam Holland, Conservative candidate for Dagenham and Rainham, met with the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt ahead of next week’s Spring Budget
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Within Dagenham and Rainham 44% of children are living in relative poverty meaning it’s critical that more is done to improve childcare systems and bridge the gap between early years and primary education.
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‘It took a little while but I am really pleased to say a Housing Estates Officer recently visited Stirling Close and carried out an inspection of the area.’
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Jon Cruddas MP received assurances from the police that urgent action is being taken to tackle the spate of violent robberies that have recently taken place in Rainham Village.
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The series of six robberies took place from 12 January – 5 February and in all six cases the victims were boys aged 13-17 years.
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If you are coming here to mug our children then GET OUT! You are not welcome here.
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The mother of a 14 year old girl who was followed home on Tuesday afternoon, tracked down the male and confronted him demanding to know why he had walked up to her front door after her daughter.
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There is no more important indicator of the state of a country than the wellbeing of its children. The Tory Government has failed our children.
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Plans for a huge new waste processing factory on the bank of the River Thames will go before Havering Council this Thursday.
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