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Before You Say Your Off The Cuff Remark ‘You Never See A Copper’, Ask Yourself Why? Instead Be Supportive For These Broken Officers Who Are Doing Everything They Can To Support The Community.
The go to phrase for many when discussing the police is 'you never see any coppers'. Unfortunately, we do not see officers as we once did on our streets
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Dagenham And Rainham MP Calls For Mandatory Checks For Parliamentarians.
Margaret Mullane MP has joined the call for measures to be put in place for mandatory background checks on MPs and Lords.
Local Green Party Members Stand In Solidarity With Campaign To End Woodland Destruction By Network Rail.
Barking, Dagenham and Havering Green Party fully support the campaign led by Jodie Satterley to stand firmly against the violence to our natural local environment represented by the woodland destruction that Network Rail have resumed without notice.
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Romford Conservatives Announce A New Team At The Top.
Romford Conservatives are under new management. The team held their annual general meeting on Sunday at Margaret Thatcher House and have now announcing a new team.
Romford Police Station Front Counter To Close For Essential Maintenance Works.
Due to essential maintenance and improvement works, the front counter at Romford Police Station will be closed to the public from Friday 17 January and will reopen in May 2025.
Man dies and three hurt in HORROR weekend of shootings and stabbings in London
Police are investigating a potential link between incidents following a vicious 53 hours of violence this weekend that has left one man dead.
'Queen's A&E is inadequate - we need £35m to transform it'
A campaign has been launched to secure £35m funding towards transforming the 'inadequate' A&E department at Queen’s Hospital in Romford.
Hornchurch care service praised at inspection prompted by 'staffing concerns'
Treal Care in Hornchurch has been rated as 'good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) at an inspection prompted by "concerns in relation to staffing".
Trade union's offices 'ransacked' in break-ins
United Voices of the World's offices in Pelican House, Bethnal Green were broken into twice and "ransacked" in the early hours of Friday January 10.
Why we are introducing online subscriptions - and the benefits it will offer
Romford Recorder readers will have noticed that now, when you are looking at our journalism online, you are being given the opportunity to subscribe. Here's why we have introduced it.
Man admits beating Bernard Fowler to death outside Harold Wood station
Bernard Fowler was killed by Miles Sekai outside Harold Wood station in February last year.
Hundreds of potentially homeless people turned away after asking for help
Hundreds of people who were potentially homeless had their applications for help dismissed “without proper consideration” by Brentwood Council.
Dozens of streets hit by gas outage after burst water main floods pipes
Dozens of streets in north London have been impacted by a gas outage after a water main burst in Muswell Hill.
More Londoners might soon be living directly under a flight path
More people living in east London might soon find themselves directly under a City Airport flight path.
See inside the multi-million pound refurb 'returning the Palms Hotel to glory'
The Palms Hotel in Southend Arterial Road, Hornchurch has undergone a multi-million pound refurbishment.
Parking companies making changes to tackle 'five minute rule' in car parks
In November last year, a woman was being taken to court by a private parking company for £1,906 after she took more than five minutes to pay
O2 ditching popular service used by thousands of Brits at the end of the month
O2 says these data-only SIMs for pay-as-you-go customers will be discontinued on January 31.
In pictures: No Trousers Tube Ride returns despite freezing conditions
The annual No Trousers Tube Ride event has returned for 2025 despite freezing conditions across London.
Positive Police Results Decrease Robberies by 38%.
Figures released by the police show the positive impact Barking and Dagenham officer’s have had in reducing robberies across the borough
BHRUT-The Trust Responsible For Queen’s Hospital Renews Its Campaign For A New A&E Department.
The NHS trust responsible for the overwhelmed Queen’s Hospital has renewed its campaign for a new A&E department, projected to cost around £35m