Many households in the area will have received promotional letters from organisations such as Pharmacy2U who offer to handle repeat prescriptions and deliver them to your door, free of charge. While this may be a service which fits in with some peoples’ circumstances, it is also worth

Over six hundred people rallied around the Upminster War Memorial this morning to join the many other services across the borough and country in marking Remembrance Sunday. A parade from the British Legion Club in St Mary’s Lane joined up with many hundreds at the Upminster War Memorial to observe a service conducted

Figures compiled by the Urban Studies and Planning Department at the University of Sheffield show that Havering has the highest percentage of joint green urban/farmland space in Greater London. At 60%, Havering is just above Richmond (58%) and Bromley (57%), meanwhile near neighbours Redbridge (44%) and Barking

It has recently emerged that Chapman’s Farm, located on Hall Lane (opposite Bird Lane) and currently used for horse riding and stabling, has been sold by Trinity College, Cambridge University, subject to planning permission. In addition the riding stables have been given until 31st December to vacate the premises. The

Radical plans to close Hornchurch and Rainham Police Stations, along with eight Safer Neighbourhood Police Offices, including our Upminster, Corbets Tey branch, have been published by the Mayor of London. Given the ongoing challenges associated with the tri-borough policing scheme and poor response times, these proposals will undoubtedly

A public meeting will be held on Wednesday 13th September (6pm-8pm) at the Salvation Army Hall, 49 High Street, Romford RM11 1JL, to discuss proposals set out by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) to shut eight Safer Neighbourhood Team bases in Havering, as well