Essex Wildlife Trust have a number of walks in June and July 2024. Saturday 01 June 2024 – Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Discovery Centre, Hawkswood Road, Downham, Billericay. CM11 1WT 10.30 – 12.30pm. Join them for a gentle walk beside the 870 acre reservoir. They hope to see

Havering Council staff are currently undertaking the feathering of street trees across the borough – removing new shoots growing from the bases of trees. This is a big task and the council encourage residents to feather trees near to their homes if they would like to. They

With reference to our previous post regarding Transport for London’s (TfL) trial of off-peak fares all day on Fridays, TfL have announced that this is to end, with the last day being Friday 31 May 2024.

For those who might need access to a publicly available toilet while they are out, there is an app available called Toilet Finder, which has been downloaded over 1 million times to date (May 2024). To download Toilet Finder for Android phones from the Google Play store

Moto, the UK’s largest operator of Motorway Service Areas, is consulting on proposals for a new Service Area on the M25 north of J28 (Brentwood). The two sites, either side of the motorway, would largely be outside of Havering, although access to the anti-clockwise area would pass

Havering Council has formally agreed to adopt five new village green spaces at much-loved sites across the borough. This includes Fleet Close Play Site, which will remain undeveloped and protected for all future generations. The dedication will take place on Saturday 13 July 2024 at 10am. We

Havering Council have launched a public consultation on proposals to close four of the borough’s ten libraries, due to the ongoing financial constraints Havering faces, following years of government underfunding. The proposals WOULD NOT include Upminster Library. Five libraries are included in the list for potential closure,

The company behind the proposed East Havering Data Centre Campus are to hold two in-person and one online drop-in events for members of the local community. The project team has been undertaking technical and design work to advance the proposals and will now be undertaking initial conversations

Havering Council have launched a consultation into a proposed change to how parking fines are administered. Currently, if someone appeals a Parking Charge Notice (PCN), and the appeal is unsuccessful, they are entitled to a 50% discount on the full fine. The council are proposing to remove

With reference to our previous post on 03 May 2024, concerning rubbish and recycling collections following the recent Bank Holiday, it has come to our attention that the company that has the contract to undertake street collections, did not complete them as promised over the Bank Holiday