Christmas is the busiest time of the year for our High Streets and shopping parades and a crucial time for local businesses to tap into the extra demand. I was interested to read of an initiative in Preston where the Council launched a scheme promoting the use,
Read more →The proposal to close the Accident & Emergency Department at King George Hospital in 2019 has been shelved. A new review will be undertaken which will seek to embed a sustainable service that is responsive to the needs of the community in terms of access and capacity. In
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Message from Highways England As you may know, earlier this year the government announced the preferred route for the Lower Thames Crossing. This new crossing of the Thames comprises a tunnel located east of Gravesend and Tilbury and link roads to the M25 and A2. This will
Read more →As local residents will know, Dury Falls Estate is a network of narrow residential roads with very limited kerbside parking space. Over recent years, there have been growing concerns about the excessive speed of vehicles travelling through the estate which represents a serious hazard to both residents
Read more →Cranham will be celebrating Christmas this year with two Christmas Trees donated by the Residents’ Association – one in Avon Road the other at the junction of Moor Lane and Front Lane, kindly decorated by the Cranham Friends Association. The Plough in Front Lane will be holding
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Many households in the area will have received promotional letters from organisations such as Pharmacy2U who offer to handle repeat prescriptions and deliver them to your door, free of charge. While this may be a service which fits in with some peoples’ circumstances, it is also worth
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Over six hundred people rallied around the Upminster War Memorial this morning to join the many other services across the borough and country in marking Remembrance Sunday. A parade from the British Legion Club in St Mary’s Lane joined up with many hundreds at the Upminster War Memorial to observe a service conducted
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Figures compiled by the Urban Studies and Planning Department at the University of Sheffield show that Havering has the highest percentage of joint green urban/farmland space in Greater London. At 60%, Havering is just above Richmond (58%) and Bromley (57%), meanwhile near neighbours Redbridge (44%) and Barking
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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
Read more →Update from the Highways Agency Earlier this year the government announced the preferred route for the Lower Thames Crossing. This new crossing of the Thames comprises a tunnel located east of Gravesend and Tilbury and link roads to the M25 and A2. Since the announcement, we have
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