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Updated at 2.30pm Wed 15 January We have been informed that Hall Lane has been closed at the junction with Ingrebourne Gardens (which is also closed) by a burst water main. Essex and Suffolk Water are on scene but the resulting roadworks are projected to continue until

Cranham Ward is facing a number of threats to the open green spaces and green belt land. Residents have been sharing their concerns with the ward Councillors, who are currently challenging planning applications that put the green spaces and the Green Belt at risk of being developed

With reference to our previous post regarding the amended development proposals for the Hall Lane Mini Golf Course, it has been confirmed that previously submitted letters of objection will still be taken into consideration by Havering’s Planning Department and that residents will not be required to resubmit,

With reference to the ongoing planning application (P0248.19) to redevelop the miniature golf course in Hall Lane, Upminster (see our previous posts), a revised application has been submitted to the Council’s Planning Department. The updated application has removed the previously proposed flats and reduced the number of

We have been informed that Havering Council’s Conservative Administration are proposing a six month trial of free 30-minute parking bays in selected areas of Hornchurch and Upminster. The full report is yet to be published but it has apparently been signed off by the Cabinet Member for

Sadly, we have been informed that Swan Books in Corbets Tey Road, Upminster will permanently close on 18 January this year. Most people in Upminster will have visited their shop at one time or another and it will undoubtedly be a loss to the town. We have

On Tuesday 17 December, Havering Council’s Highways Advisory Committee approved the proposed 20mph zone for the whole of the Dury Falls Estate, including Dury Falls Close. This decision followed traffic censuses in Hedingham Road and Benets Road and a public consultation of over 600 homes and other

Several of the elected Residents’ Association groups on Havering Council (including our own UCRA) are working together to provide a united Opposition on Havering Council. Together with other Associations in the area, they have formed ‘Havering’s Residents Associations‘ (HRA), with the intention of standing candidates across the

Anyone in Havering who needs an urgent consultation with a doctor can now book appointments on weekday evenings, weekends and bank holidays, including Christmas Day. Same day, urgent appointments are available every weekday evening between 6.30pm and 10pm, and between 8am and 8pm at weekends. Appointments can