Havering Council have a section of their website devoted to giving tips on reducing waste and saving money at the same time. The Reducing Your Waste pages cover everything from ‘Reuse Centres’, where non-profit organisations match people who have things to get rid of with people who
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Following the recent well attended public meeting, held by Cranham’s Residents’ Association councillors, yesterday (26 November) we officially informed the Local Planning Authority (LPA), Havering Council, that the three Cranham Councillors are conditionally ‘Calling-in’ the planning application for development of up to 98 houses and flats on
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Residents’ Association councillors received the e-mail below from Highways England at the end of last week. We will continue to update you with any further information. ‘We are currently undertaking a series of ground investigations and surveys at locations in Thurrock, Havering and Gravesham. These surveys are
Read more →Some people receiving benefits may be eligible to have their water bills capped if they already have a water meter fitted in their home, under the WaterSure scheme. People who qualify for WaterSure, do not pay more than the average household bill for their water company, even
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The Land of the Fanns (who are part of the Thames Chase Trust) have come together with Kinetika, a Purfleet based arts organisation, to create a Community Mapping project. They are looking for local people and communities to identify and celebrate 100 Stories gathered in response to
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The Government has urged people whose spouses died before April 2016 and before reaching State Pension age, to check whether they may be eligible for a higher State Pension due to their late spouse’s National Insurance contributions. The Department of Work and Pensions have said that around
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Following a motion at the Full Council Meeting of 21 November 2018, calling called upon Havering Council to undertake a review of pesticides/herbicides used by the authority, council officers looked into the matter and produced a report that recently went to the Authority’s Cabinet. The main reason
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Don’t forget that the Upminster Christmas Lights switch-on event will take place from 3.30-6pm on Thursday 21 November. As well as the switch-on, there will be the usual mix of stalls and entertainment available. This year there is free parking in all council car parks in Upminster
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We have been advised that a widely anticipated planning application (P1687.19) has now been submitted to Havering Council for the development of up to 98 houses and flats on Green Belt land south of Kerry Drive, Cranham. Cranham Ward Residents’ Association Councillors have organised a public meeting
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The condition of the public footway leading between the Dury Falls Estate and Upminster Station has been a concern to residents for many years, with incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour occurring. Indeed, residents undertook a pruning session in the early Autumn, frustrated at the lack of
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