A pleasant feature of our area is the extent of grass verges alongside our roads and pavements. However, all too often these are being churned up by unauthorised vehicles, often causing extensive damage to our pavements at the same time. Repair and reinstatement is an expensive business

With the rise of Spring and the prospect of lighter evenings, we are lucky in Upminster and Cranham to be close enough to London but far away enough to enjoy beautiful countryside and nature walks. The Upminster Circular walk is a gently undulating terrain with mostly well-defined

When there are roadworks in place, have you ever wondered what all the different coloured lines sprayed on the pavement/road mean? While there is no written standard, the lines are an agreed convention used by utility companies and contractors. The national colour coding system for underground utilities

Back in 2016 the Council was given powers to enforce Moving Traffic Contraventions (eg no right/left turns, no-entry, etc). For the 2017 calendar year, 844 Penalty Charge Notices have been issued for vehicles turning right out of Howard Road into Station Road, averaging about 70 per month.      

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