News archive
News published November 2023
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Council statement: Chanukah Menorah installation
A statement from Havering Council on the decision to pause the Chanukah Menorah installation at the Town Hall.
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Former Councillor Frederick Thompson dies
Former Havering Councillor Frederick Thompson has passed away.
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Changing the story on violence against women and girls
Havering Council is once again putting its support behind this year’s White Ribbon Day and 16 Days of Action campaigns towards the prevention of violence against women and girls.
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Havering Christmas switch on
Thousands of Havering residents took to Market Place, Romford, yesterday (16 November 2023), to celebrate this year’s Havering Christmas lights switch-on.
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£12,000 of illegal tobacco and vapes seized in operation
Havering Council’s trading standards team have once again taken dangerous counterfeit cigarettes and vapes off the borough’s streets.
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Council launches consultation on plans to transform underused car parks
Havering Council launches a consultation this Friday (17 November 2023) on its intention to appropriate (change use) of several underused car parks for planning purposes to facilitate development.
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Havering launches budget consultation as “Council on brink”
Havering Council has launched what Council Leader Ray Morgon calls “a make or break budget” as the authority faces an unprecedented financial crisis.
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Havering Council is ‘By Your Side’ this winter
Havering Council joins hands with the NHS, voluntary sector partners and local organisations to launch ‘By Your Side’, a partner-led cost of living campaign to offer support to residents.
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Council tenants move into new St George’s Park homes
Residents are moving into their new homes at St George’s Park, Hornchurch.
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Crackdown on underage sales of vapes
Havering Council’s licensing and trading standards teams have been out across the borough to prevent local retailers selling vapes and other age-restricted goods to young people aged under 18.