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At the Upminster Ward By-Election held on Thursday 10 August 2023, Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association (UCRA) candidate Jackie Williams was elected with 1,642 votes, 1,221 more than her nearest opponent. Thank you to everyone who came out to vote yesterday and put your trust in Jackie

From Monday 14 August 2023 vans and vehicles with trailers will need to book before taking rubbish or recycling materials to Gerpins Lane Reuse and Recycling Centre. Residents will be able to make up to twelve bookings per year and up to two bookings in any single

Havering Council employs a company to spray weeds growing on roads and footways three times a year, during the growing season. The last treatment for 2023 in Upminster Ward is taking place in August, with Cranham being treated in September. Approximately three weeks after the weeds are

Havering Council have simplified the way people can report litter, fly-tipping, problems with trees and noise and several other issues. These can all now be done via the council’s Environment webpage havering.gov.uk/info/20013/environment . Please note that the Love Clean Streets app is no longer being used in Havering.

Transport for London (TfL) are currently holding a consultation into proposals for a new express bus service in north-east London, called SL2. Local Residents’ Association councillors are extremely unhappy at the proposals, as the route does not come anywhere near us (it would run from Walthamstow to

Train operators across much of the country are currently holding consultations on proposals to close ticket offices in many stations, including Upminster and Romford. These consultations have been extended to 01 September 2023. For details of the c2c consultation that proposes the closure of Upminster ticket office

When the current closure of Ingrebourne Gardens ends on 30 July 2023, the second phase of the works will begin. This will involve the complete closure to traffic of Hall Lane from the junction with Ingrebourne Gardens to just south of the junction with The Fairway. The

Havering Council have announced that a recent planning application (P0552.23) at the former min golf site in Hall Lane has been refused. The application was for an extra house, in addition to the ones already approved, as well as other relatively minor alterations to the approved plans.

As part of many weeks of disruption that are likely to occur with the closure of Hall Lane between Ingrebourne Gardens and The Fairway over the summer of 2023, Ingrebourne Gardens will be closed at its junction with Hall Lane from Monday 17 July to Sunday 06