London City Airport expansion blocked

Towards the end of 2022, the owners of London City Airport submitted a planning application to Newham Council to expand the use of the airport (See our previous London City Airport expansion post). We have been informed that Newham Council have rejected the application, citing noise pollution

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Upminster Ward By-Election

Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association

Following the sad and untimely death of Councillor Linda Hawthorn, there will be a by-election held in the Upminster Ward. At the time of writing, the date has not yet been decided. Do you support the principles that local councils should be run without national party politics

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More details re Moor Lane road closure

With reference to our previous post concerning the forthcoming resurfacing works in Moor Lane (July 2023), Havering Council have provided further details of road closures. ‘Moor Lane will be closed for carriageway resurfacing works at various locations between 8am and 5pm, Monday 3 July to Friday 7

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Moor Lane resurfacing 03-10 July 2023

Havering Council have informed us that there will be road resurfacing work in Moor Lane, Cranham, on weekdays from 8am-5pm on Monday 03 to Monday 10 July 2023. During these times, relavent sections of Moor Lane will be closed to traffic, except for access. Most of the

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Havering Open Spaces Byelaws Consultation

Havering Council is currently holding a public consultation on whether there should be any changes to the local byelaws which cover parks and other council owned open public spaces. The current byelaws date back to 1983 and the council believes that they need to be updated, so

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Beware of bogus callers

We have been informed that there have recently been suspicious callers going door-to-door on the Rivers Estate in Cranham. The men apparently claimed to be from a well-known charity but did not have any I.D. and raised suspicion with the resident, who asked them to leave. One

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