Havering Council have conformed that there will be no change to rubbish and recycling collection days following the August Bank Holiday (2026). Residents should leave their black and orange sacks (and green bin, if appropriate) out as normal from 7am on their usual day of collection.

Havering Astronomical Society events are held at Thames Chase Forest Centre, Pike Lane, Upminster. For further information, please visit havastro.co.uk  or e-mail enquiries@havastro.co.uk . Please note their concessionary rate of £30 for those aged 30 and under at time of joining. The Adult group will meet on

Every week Havering Council publishes a lists of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 18 – 24 August 2026 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link.

We have been informed that due to service upgrades, London Councils Freedom Pass online portal will be unavailable from 5pm on Monday 31 August until 9am on Tuesday 15 September 2026. Anyone who needs to apply for a Freedom Pass, request a replacement or update their details,

Havering Council has informed us that Park Farm Road, Upminster will be closed along its whole length (Hacton Lane to Harwood Hall Lane), from 8am – 5pm on Tuesday 25 August 2026, for line painting.

Transport for London (TfL) have advised that due to track works, there will not be any District Line running until 10.30am on Saturday 22 August 2026.

Every week Havering Council publishes a lists of planning applications received within the previous seven days. To view the most recent list see the 11 – 17 August 2026 Weekly Planning List link. To view lists of earlier applications, see the Eight Week Planning Applications link.

First Step, who support families of babies and young children with special needs and/or disabilities, will be holding their annual fund raising golf day at Langdon Hills Golf Club on Friday 18 September 2026. The day will consist of a Full English breakfast, 18 holes of golf

The Wesley Players will be performing The Ghost Train, a 1920’s comedy-thriller by Arnold Ridley, from 17-19 September 2026. A group of mismatched railway passengers are stranded overnight in a remote, eerie Cornish waiting room. With an eccentric stationmaster, a chilling local legend, and a warning of

Thames Freeport and Avecera are holding a free Small Business Accelerator Programme (SBAP) for local business owners and leaders, starting in September 2026. AI is already changing how businesses work, and the ones getting ahead started early. Business owners, directors and senior leaders across Barking & Dagenham,