Following a message from a local resident in North Ockendon, who has been so appalled at the amount of litter in his area that he has been regularly litter picking bagfuls of it himself, Cllr Ron Ower contacted Havering Council’s Environment Services department. We thought that their detailed

Following the recent publication of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s (LGBCE) draft recommendations, regarding their current review of the local ward boundaries for the London Borough of Havering (see our previous story), the Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association (UCRA) contacted the LGBCE to point out

With reference to our previous news stories concerning Havering Council’s proposed School Streets schemes for three primary schools in our area, plus many others around Havering, Havering Council have informed us that they have extended the consultation period until Sunday 16 August. You can take part in

In late July, we highlighted Havering Council’s proposed School Street schemes, to ban vehicles entering specified roads from 8 – 9.30am and 2.30 – 4pm on Monday to Friday, during school term times. The local schools effected are Branfil, Engayne and James Ogelthorpe. The current consultation period

Residents’ Association councillors have received a number of complaints regarding problems caused by illegally parked vehicles. The Council have provided the following reply to our recent enquiry – ‘To ensure parking contraventions are attended to as soon as possible, requests for parking enforcement can be sent directly

Residents of some roads around three primary schools in Upminster and Cranham have received letters from Havering Council, consulting them on a proposed ‘School Street’ scheme for their local school. The schools affected are Branfil, Engayne and James Ogelthorpe. The schemes propose to close the roads to

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) have asked us to highlight the information below, which highlights young people’s rights regarding the police complaints system. ‘With recent research highlighting only around half of young people are confident police will deal fairly with their complaint, the IOPC youth

During the coronavirus pandemic Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) have had a huge surge in people looking for help with their drinking. Times of stress and anxiety can cause issues with substance abuse to escalate and they want people to know the options available for getting the help they