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

Since its inception in 1990, the Thames Chase Community Forest has, through extensive partnership working, truly transformed landscapes and lives across its project area. Originally, the area covered 38 square miles but through extensive work over the past 34 years, including being Lead Partner for the Land

The Havering Astronomical Society’s (HAS) meeting dates in May 2024 are as follows – Wednesday 15 May, 7.15 for 7.30pm – Dr Ashley King (of the Natural History Museum, London) will present a talk entitled ‘To Bennu & Back: what asteroids can tell us about the origins

Due to Havering Council having to make cuts in non-essential expenditure, town centres across the borough will, sadly, not be receiving any financial assistance for the funding of Christmas festivities in 2024. However, the Upminster & Cranham Residents Association (UCRA) are presently well-placed to be able to

Carbon Copy, a UK charity dedicated to inspiring more big-thinking local action for climate and nature, have produced a warming stripe graphic for each area in the UK. This shows clearly the changes in average temperatures from 1884 to 2023. Their warming stripes for Havering can be

Havering Council have reminded residents that there will be no changes to rubbish, recycling and green bin collections following the Bank Holiday weekend  (04-06 May 2024). Please place everything out as usual, before 7am on your appointed day.

Many residents will not have realised that the We Are FSTVL is not going to be held in Upminster in 2024. Instead, it was due to be held over the weekend of 25-26 May in Central Park, Dagenham. However, in late April this was cancelled due to