With reference to our previous message concerning the ‘urban meadows’ Havering Council introduced this summer, Upminster Ward councillors have the following update regarding the one in Westbury Terrace and Litchfield Terrace – ‘When a wild-flower meadow was planted at the windmill field, it looked stunning, with a

Recently, we have been informed of a number of times in Upminster and Cranham where vehicles have been seen to have their number plates covered up when parking on yellow lines etc., in an attempt to avoid getting a parking ticket. This particularly appears to be the

This morning (Saturday 18 September 2021), Cranham Ward RA councillors Gillian Ford and John Tyler, were joined by Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association team member, Oscar Ford, and John’s daughter, Jessica, as we went litter picking in the woods in Cranham Brickfields. We were pleased to find

Upminster and Cranham Residets’ Association team member Oscar Ford recently attended the Let Havering Cycle protest ride. Below are his thoughts –  ‘On Saturday 11th September I had the pleasure of joining fellow cyclists on the ‘Let Havering Cycle! Protest Ride’ from Harrow Lodge Park to the

The East London Waste Authority (ELWA), to which Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Newham are members, is currently conducting a public consultation on its Draft Joint Strategy for East London’s Resources and Waste (2027-2057). The draft strategy sets out how partner authorities will preserve resources by

This morning (Monday 13 September 2021), Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association (UCRA) councillors John Tyler, Gillian Ford, Linda Van den Hende and Chris Wilkins, together with UCRA team member, Oscar Ford, put on our gardening gloves and undertook the pruning of overgrown bushes, weeds and low-growing tree

With reference to our previous post regarding complaints local councillors have received about aircraft using Damyns Hall Aerodrome, Havering Council have sent us details of a House of Commons briefing paper from 2017, which summarises the law in respect of helicopter and light aircraft noise, safety when

Havering Council has launched a new virtual parking permit system for online applications, meaning that a paper permit will not need to be displayed in the vehicle concerned. Parking enforcement officers will be able to identify virtual parking permits by using a number plate scanner. There will still

As part of most Full Council Meetings, Elected Members (councillors) are allowed to submit written questions to the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Members. Invariably, the questions come from Opposition councillors. The questions are answered during the meeting and a single supplementary (follow-up) question is then

The Havering Mind Half Marathon takes place on Sunday 12 September 2021, around roads in Rainham, Upminster and Hornchurch. Locally, the route arrives from Rainham along Berwick Pond Road, turning into Park Farm Road and then entering Parklands. It emerges at the far end of Parklands into