Latest news
Night-time marshals hit streets to provide extra reassurance
Havering Council has deployed a team of new night-time marshals in Romford town centre to support its work in providing extra support to keep residents and visitors safer at night.
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Havering commits over a quarter of a million for SME support
Havering Council has allocated over a quarter of a million pounds to fund a business support programme that will provide free expert help for local small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
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Have a fun and free Christmas at Romford Market
Free Christmas attractions will return to Romford Market this year, for all the family to enjoy every day from Wednesday 15 to Friday 24 December 2021.
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Supporting 16 Days of Action against domestic violence
Havering Council is supporting the annual White Ribbon Day campaign which takes place each year on 25 November.
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Havering Council continues school holiday meal support over Christmas
Applications for the Christmas School Holiday Meal Scheme will open in Havering on Friday, 26 November 2021.
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Demolition of old tower blocks heralds progress at Waterloo Estate
Romford’s first tower blocks, are being demolished to make way for a new development at Waterloo and Queen Street to build 1,380 new homes for local people.
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Community honoured at Mayor of Havering’s Civic Awards
Havering has been honouring its many local heroes at the Mayor’s Civic Awards in recognition of their contribution to the community.
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Romford switches on to Christmas
Thousands of residents took to Romford Market Place yesterday (18/11/2021) to celebrate the Christmas lights switch-on, the first since 2019 - due to the pandemic impacting last year’s festivities.
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New Havering Local Plan gets green light from Council
Havering councillors have formally adopted a new vision for the development of the borough from now until 2031.
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Havering sets out path to becoming carbon neutral
Havering Council’s Cabinet have formally laid out how the Council will tackle climate change and become carbon neutral by 2040 or sooner.
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Council to provide free weekend parking over Christmas and New Year
Havering Council is to provide free parking in all council car parks at weekends from 27 November 2021 until 2 January 2022.
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Construction for new Hornchurch retirement village begins
Construction for a new retirement village in Hornchurch is officially underway. This kicked off with a ground breaking ceremony at the Solar, Serena and Sunrise Courts.
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Council Leader calls for agreement on new Beam Park Station
The Leader of Havering Council, Damian White, has called for the Department for Transport and the GLA to resolve their differences and build the planned station at Beam Park.
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Council asks for residents’ views on proposed budget plans following Covid pandemic
Havering Council is urging residents to have their say on the borough’s spending plans for the next three years – following the impact of Covid 19.
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Remembrance in Havering
Residents across the borough are invited to gather at Remembrance services this month to honour those who have served our country.
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Be a bright spark and stay safe this Bonfire Night
Havering Council is teaming up with the London Fire Brigade (LFB) to remind residents to enjoy Bonfire Night safely.
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Havering hosts climate awareness event
Havering Council are inviting residents to a Havering Climate Challenge Awareness Day event on Saturday 6 November (9am – 5pm) at Romford Market Place.
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Council launches new COVID-safe scheme for businesses
Havering Council has launched a new COVID-safe shop window scheme for local businesses, giving residents the confidence to shop safely in the run-up to Christmas.
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Trick or Treat safely this Halloween
Havering Council is joining the London Fire Brigade and Police in offering advice to children and parents to help them stay safe while trick or treating over the Halloween weekend.
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Working together to keep safer this Autumn
Havering Council and local Police have once again joined forces to launch the Autumn Nights campaign.
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Romford’s festive switch-on is back
The countdown to Christmas begins with the festive lights being switched on in Romford Market Place this November (2021).
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Construction set to start on new Rainham Leisure Centre in 2022
Havering Council has announced that construction on the new leisure centre in Rainham is due to begin early next year (2022).
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Free swims for school-aged children returns for October half-term
Free swimming for school-aged children during school holidays will return for the upcoming half-term.
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Council offers school meal support for October half-term
Local schoolchildren will continue to benefit from the School Holiday Meal Scheme this 2021 October half-term with new funding from the government.
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Keeping the flags flying
Havering Council has successfully retained its 16 Green Flags for another year.
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Mayor formally opens Harold Hill Community Hub
The new Harold Hill Community Hub has been officially opened today (14 October 2021).
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Havering marks Baby Loss Awareness Week
Havering Council is marking Baby Loss Awareness Week (9 to 15 October 2021) to highlight the help and support available to local parents who have experienced baby loss.
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Havering fireworks seller hit with explosive fines
A Romford-based fireworks trader has been lit up with a hefty fine for breaching Covid 19 regulations and opening his shops during lockdown, following an investigation by Havering Council.
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“HypnoCat” to encourage Havering residents to recycle old electricals
The Recycle Your Electricals campaign is launching “HypnoCat” a pink fluffy cat on a mission to hypnotise Havering residents into recycling their small old electricals.
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Residents invited to Community Hub open day
Havering’s flagship community hub at Harold Hill will be celebrating helping over 1,000 people at its open day on Thursday 14 October 2021.
