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      <title> New bill to stop young people smoking welcomed</title>
      <link>https://www.havering.gov.uk/news/article/1767/new-bill-to-stop-young-people-smoking-welcomed</link>
      <description>A ban on cigarettes and vapes being sold to children born after 1 January 2009 has been welcomed by Havering Council.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Sponsors Unite for Havering Small Business Awards 2026</title>
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      <description>The Havering Small Business Awards are once again being delivered with the generous support of a wide range of sponsors.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 08:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Havering welcomes stronger protections for private renters</title>
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      <description>Private renters in Havering are set to benefit from improved tenancy security and fairness following the introduction of the Renters’ Rights Act.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Havering Council calls for partial reopening of Gallows Corner</title>
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      <description>Andrew Blake-Herbert, Chief Executive of Havering Council, said:</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Langtons Summer Concert returns for another year</title>
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      <description>Tickets have gone on sale for this year’s Langtons Summer Concert.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Council CEO responds to Gallows Corner Latest</title>
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      <description>Andrew Blake-Herbert, Chief Executive of Havering Council, said:</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Local Election 2026 Results</title>
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      <description>Results will be published here when known.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Havering children heading for school</title>
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      <description>More than 90 percent of children attending school in Havering for the first time this September have been offered their first preference of primary school.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Landlord fined over £5K for “unsafe” property</title>
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      <description>A Havering landlord has been fined £5,335 for breaching licensing conditions at a Romford property, for issues that were risking the health and safety of the tenant.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Business fined over £8,000 for failing to remove waste</title>
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      <description>A business has been prosecuted and fined £8,474 for failing to maintain, remove and legally dispose of all waste from their land.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>£36,000 worth of illegal vapes and tobacco seized</title>
      <link>https://www.havering.gov.uk/news/article/1757/-36-000-worth-of-illegal-vapes-and-tobacco-seized</link>
      <description>Around £36,000 worth of illegal vapes and tobacco has been taken off the borough’s streets thanks to work by Havering Council’s trading standards teams.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Angel Way development approved at Strategic Planning Committee </title>
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      <description>Havering Council and its wholly owned company Mercury Land Holdings (MLH) have welcomed the Strategic Planning Committee’s decision to approve proposals for the regeneration of the Angel Way scheme.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Funding boost to help Havering communities</title>
      <link>https://www.havering.gov.uk/news/article/1755/funding-boost-to-help-havering-communities</link>
      <description>A £250,000 grant to launch Havering Together has been secured from City Bridge Foundation, a world-class bridge owner responsible for five Thames crossings, and London’s biggest independent charity. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Leader's Statement: Beam Park Station update</title>
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      <description>A statement from Cllr Ray Morgon, Leader of Havering Council, on the announcement from the Government and Mayor of London on the New Homes Accelerator, and what it means for Beam Park Station plans.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title> Landowner blocks progress on Launders Lane fires solution, forcing Council to pursue legal action</title>
      <link>https://www.havering.gov.uk/news/article/1753/landowner-blocks-progress-on-launders-lane-fires-solution-forcing-council-to-pursue-legal-action</link>
      <description>The owner of the Arnold’s Field site, Launders Lane, has now refused permission for Havering Council to carry out its temporary solution to stop the fires on the site.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>One Year On: Catching Up with Park Rise Apprentices</title>
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      <description>Last year, Havering Council and Wates Residential shone a spotlight on the talented young apprentices who helped deliver the Park Rise development in Hornchurch.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Havering to open its first council-run children’s homes </title>
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      <description>Havering Council has announced plans to convert two residential properties in the borough into two new children’s homes.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>MPs, Councillors and campaigners in Havering urge Prime Minister to support Zane’s Law</title>
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      <description>Havering’s local MPs, councillors and campaigners have joined together to support the call for a new law to address the crisis of contaminated land in the UK.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Council launches new Spacehive crowdfunding scheme to support community led projects</title>
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      <description>The London Borough of Havering has launched ‘Havering Together’, a new community crowdfunding programme in partnership with Spacehive. </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Havering writes to Defra after disappointing announcement on fly tip funding</title>
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      <description>The Leader of Havering Council has written to the Defra Minister, Emma Reynolds MP, after Havering missed out on funding the clean-up of illegal waste dumps.</description>
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