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Upminster Park wins gold!

Congratulations to Havering Council’s Parks Department staff and the volunteers who help maintain our local parks, as their efforts have been rewarded by receiving many awards in the London in Bloom competition. Included once again is Upminster Park, which has been given a Gold Award in the

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

On the sad occasion of the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II the Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association would once again like to express our condolences to King Charles and the Royal Family. Queen Elizabeth gave a lifetime of service to the people of the

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Repairs to Dury Falls link pathway

At the request of Cranham Ward councillors, a Havering Council Highways officer has visited the alleyway that leads from Berkeley Close on the Dury Falls Estate to Hall Lane, opposite the station, to inspect defects in the surface of the footway. Following the visit, Havering Council will

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HM Queen Elizabeth

The Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Association join the Nation in sadness at the announcement of the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Our deepest thoughts are with the King and whole Royal Family at this time of mourning.  

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M25 noise update

Following on from our previous update on the problems of excessive noise coming from the M25, Cllr John Tyler has again spoken to National Highways. They explained that following our initial contact and that of individual residents, our area is being used as a place where new types

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Update re Exchange House 180-182 St. Mary’s Lane

With reference to our previous post regarding the planning application for ‘Prior Approval for demolition of Exchange House,180-182 St Mary’s Lane’, Havering Council have served an Article 4 Notice, which removes permitted development rights. Therefore the ‘prior approval’ application will be refused on the basis that demolition

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Preventing vehicle theft

Recent Metropolitan Police (MPS) figures have revealed that theft of cars and other vehicles has unfortunately risen 16% in the last twelve months. Many of these thefts are from vehicles with keyless entry. We would therefore urge everyone, especially those with keyless vehicles, to view the MPS

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London City Airport expansion consultation

London City Airport are currently undertaking a public consultation (ending on 09 September 2022) on proposals to expand and change the way that flights are operated from the airport. This can be viewed via consultation.londoncityairport.com/  . HACAN EAST, a campaign group representing residents affected by the flight

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