At last night’s Annual Meeting of Havering Council, Councillor John Mylod was elected as the new Mayor for Havering. The Chair and Deputy of each council committee were also elected for the year 2020/21. Details of these and other appointments can be found on the Annual Meeting
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Those of us who live near to the Cathedral Estate in Upminster have recently been treated to some wonderful knitted tributes to the NHS, on the local postbox and a gate post in Winchester Avenue. We normally see them in time for the Thursday evening clap. There
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Today (14 May) is national Stroke Awareness Day. To support the campaign we have published a summary of the NHS advice below. For full details see the NHS website. A stroke is a serious life-threatening medical condition that happens when the blood supply to part of the
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The Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association are once again grateful to Counselling Experts Theresa Hughes and Julie York, who continue to share their thoughts on how to manage during these challenging times. In this article, they raise the difficult issue of domestic abuse – the hidden pandemic.
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The Government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched a suspicious email reporting service to allow people to report e-mails that they believe are bogus or phishing scams. To report a suspicious e-mail simply forward it to report@phishing.gov.uk . Once the NCSC have received your e-mail they will
Read more →The Government has created a new ‘Skills Toolkit’ offering free online courses on Digital Skills and Numeracy Skills, to help boost job prospects for those undertaking the training. The website can be accessed via this link.
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Many people are not aware that you can call the police using the 999 system, even if you are not able to speak to them for reasons such as a domestic abuse situation. However, this will only work if you dial 55 at the correct time, to
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During this difficult time, there is the potential for a negative effect on peoples well-being, especially those who are isolated, vulnerable and bereaved. Havering Mind is launching their #WeAreNotAlone online campaign and inviting everyone to join in on social media, to let people know that they are
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Local Residents’ Association councillors have been contacted on several occasions over the last couple of weeks about the increasing number of bonfires people are lighting in their gardens, both during the day and at night. Whilst under many circumstances bonfires are legally allowed, the sheer number that
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Highways England’s Supplementary Consultation on the changes made to the proposed designs of the new Lower Thames Crossing was due to end on 25 March but has now been extended a week until 23.59 on Thursday 02 April. Until that time people can continue to submit comments
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