The pond at Pond Walk, just off Front Lane, is a unique piece of local history. It appears on early maps and belonged to the previous Cranham Rectory, demolished in the 1920’s, which stood opposite the pond on the other side of Front Lane. It was in fact
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Local Cranham Councillor, Clarence Barrett, is set to take on the London 10,000 metres on July 9th to raise funds for St Francis Hospice. Cllr Barrett said: “I have seen how the Hospice care not only for those with life-limiting conditions, but also for the families and
Read more →Pollution is a key concern for most people, and one area which is often overlooked is that of motorists who park up outside schools or residential areas and leave their engines running for lengthy periods of time causing an unnecessary source of air pollution. It is actually an offence
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Upminster Councillor, Linda Van den Hende, was last night unanimously elected as the new Mayor of Havering for 2017/18. Cllr Van den Hende was first elected to the Council in 2006 and has served on numerous committees, including Crime & Disorder, Governance and Licensing as well as being the borough champion
Read more →…..A remarkable and touching story stretching back to the First World War involving an acquired bottle of Whisky from an Upminster Off-Licence and a promise to one day return the bottle, has seen that pledge fulfilled 100 years later. On Thursday 13th April 2017, members of the local Upminster Ward Police
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Highways England have published their response to the consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing. The document can be read at HA RESPONSE TO LT CROSSING
Read more →A petition to stop the New Lower Thames Crossing into Essex has attracted over 12,000 signatures and can be viewed and signed at https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-new-lower-thames-crossing-into-essex
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Bob Lane April 25 at 1:31pm Oh Dear! When Highways England reviewed the results of the 47,034 responses to the Lower Thames Crossing consultation, they found that (embarrassingly) the majority were opposed to their plans for Option C. A similar problem had arisen in 2013, when the
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Read more →A Thurrock based Facebook Group has been set up to challenge and oppose the route (Option C) chosen by the Government for the Lower Thames Crossing. The Mission Statement of the 10,000 strong group is to represent “the people”, made up… of friends, families, businesses who live, work and socialise in
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