Latest news
Local leisure complex in the running for top industry award
A local leisure complex is celebrating after being told it is in the running to receive a top industry award.
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In memory of Grenfell
Town Hall green in memory of the 72 people who lost their lives in the Grenfell tragedy.
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Havering prepares to support Armed Forces Day
Havering will once again show its support by celebrating national Armed Forces Day on Saturday 30 June
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Pitching in for the local community
Senior Havering Council staff have rolled up their sleeves and got stuck in to gardening, building flower beds and vegetable patches at a number of housing estates in the borough.
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Havering gives a royal welcome to HRH The Duke of Kent
Havering welcomed His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent [yesterday, Tuesday] to show how the borough is flourishing in business, heritage and leisure.
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Havering celebrates Learning Disability Week
Havering is celebrating Learning Disability Week by working with local organisations to come together and host a ‘Health and Wellbeing’ event.
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Record attendance packs out Langtons Gardens for the annual summer concert
'Perfick’ weather and a ‘perfick’ performance attracted a capacity crowd to Havering Council’s popular Langtons Summer Concert on Sunday 10 June.
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Nine swimmers, 11 medals
Havering Hurricanes won 11 London Youth Games Para Swimming medals
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Rogue landlords fined £55,000 for poor housing conditions
Havering Council has issued £55,000 in penalty notices to rogue landlords across the borough over the last two months.
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Havering hosts the Alternative Provision Awards
The annual Alternative Provision Awards was hosted on Thursday 17 May, celebrating Havering pupils who study alternative education in practical environments. Havering commended 35 pupils from the boro
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New Leader appointed and Mayor Making takes place at Annual Council
Havering has a new Leader and Mayor following the Annual Council meeting on Wednesday 23 May.
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'MAKE IT' for Prom
As the summer school term gets into full swing many Year 11 and 13 students are excitedly preparing for their prom, Havering Council is launching ‘The Prom Project’, to make sure young people who can’t afford a new dress or an outfit – don’t miss out.
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Special Education Needs and Disability report 2018
Councillor Robert Benham, Cabinet Member for Children's & Learning, said:
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Dementia Action Week - Support across the borough
In the UK, one person develops dementia every three minutes. Yet too many people living with dementia face the condition alone and excluded from society.
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Havering marks Foster Care Fortnight
Havering Council is on the lookout for great new foster carers as part of the Fostering Network’s annual national awareness and recruitment campaign: Foster Care Fortnight 2018.
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Help get young people Prom ready
The Council’s Youth Services is appealing to residents to make sure young people who can’t afford a new dress or an outfit can MAKE IT for prom by launching ‘The Prom Project’.
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Local Elections 2018
The 2018 Local Election results for Havering are as follows:
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Recruiting Havering Parents
Share your parenting skills and become a volunteer Parent Group Leader.
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New Trust to support Gaynes School
Havering Council are pleased to announce Loxford School Trust will be supporting Gaynes School in Upminster throughout the summer term, and we hope for this to become a permanent arrangement.
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Veggie Run - New app for Havering children
Veggie Run, England’s first council-created app to promote healthy eating to primary and junior school children was launched by Havering Council today
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Samuel Ward Academy Trust to run new Havering special free school.
In plans announced by the Department of Education, the trusts new Special school will open in the borough, offering places to 60 children aged from 3 - 16 year olds with communication and interaction needs and social, emotional and mental health needs.
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Council calls on residents to ‘Watch their Wasteline’
Havering Council launches a new look for local waste collection trucks to encourage residents to reduce their waste.
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New Members of Youth Parliament announced
The Mayor of Havering announced the two new Members of Youth Parliament (MYP), Emily Thompson and Sila Urgulu, during a formal presentation at Havering Town Hall on Thursday 22 March.
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Council fights back against Havering fly-tippers
Havering Council has stamped out large-scale fly-tipping in the borough’s most notorious hotspots for organised rubbish dumpers.
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Council hosts their first film premiere
Havering Council hosted their first film premiere on March 6 at Premiere Cinema, Romford showcasing a recent documentary produced and edited by children in care.
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Preparation for new housing development in Hornchurch begins
Mercury Land Holdings prepare for the construction of 44 high-quality homes in the heart of Hornchurch.
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Deputy Mayor raises flag to mark Commonwealth Day
The Deputy Mayor of Havering, Councillor Dilip Patel raised the Commonwealth Flag outside the Town Hall on Monday 12 March.
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Who is your child talking to? Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) is closer than you think.
Havering Council is supporting national CSE Awareness Day on Sunday 18 March. We hope to raise awareness amongst parents and carers that CSE is impacting more and more children across London, and inform parents that this can sadly start whilst their child is at home on their phone, tablet or computer.
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Council announces Wates Residential as £1 billion joint venture partner for London’s biggest social housing regeneration project
The London Borough of Havering announces a £1bn contract and major new joint venture (JV) partnership with Wates Residential, which will see 12 Council estates regenerated to provide around 3,000 homes in Havering, London, over the next 12 years.
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Outstanding achievement for the borough
95 per cent of Havering primary pupils are now attending a ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ school in the borough, above the national average of 90 per cent (as at 31.01.2018).
