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Last night (03 July) was supposed to be the long awaited hearing of the Cranham Parking review by the Council’s Highways Advisory Committee. Unfortunately, this was postponed at short notice by council officers to the next meeting on 31 July. We are aware that several Cranham residents

Following an earlier consultation in late 2016 on the proposed scheme to improve the flow of traffic at the Brook Street Roundabout (M25/A12 – junction 28), the delayed Stage 2 consultation is now set to take place later this year. Dates for the 6-week consultation will be

The outcome of the local elections saw no one group gaining an overall majority, with the Conservatives on 25 seats, RA/Independents 24 and Labour 5. With the opportunity to form an RA led Administration a real possibility, the Annual Meeting of the Council (23/5/18) included the election

Residents will have noticed that many grass verges are quite overgrown and in need of cutting back. We have brought this up with the Council and have had the following response: ‘Due to the very wet Spring and the subsequent ground conditions, the grass cutting schedules have

Residents may sometimes have noticed piles of transparent sacks of rubbish left on street corners or by lamp-posts. Although it may look like fly-tipping, it is actually our street cleaners (who do a terrific job) who leave collected waste at a designated spot to be picked up by a

We are very fortunate in our area to have a wealth of community groups and volunteers who give up their time to support and help others in many various ways. The Upminster & Cranham Residents’ Association have long recognised the importance of this and, with the tremendous

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