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Jazz In The Park Comes To Hornchurch This Weekend
Jazz in the Park! Is coming to Hornchurch this Sunday 6 April. The event will take place at Haynes Park
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Government Announce Plans To Change Business Rates As Local Shops Struggle With Increases.
"An extremely unfair Business Rates system that hammers small shops was inherited from the last Tory government.
Havering And London Residents urged To Act Responsibly To Prevent Fires As Amber Wildfire Warning Issued.
Firefighters are asking people to follow safety advice due to an increased risk of wildfires occurring across London after an alert was issued by the Met Office
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Exclusive: “How Can They Expect Any Business To Keep Going With These Increases, They Are Killing Off Hornchurch High Street.”
We will get to the point where there are no businesses left in our High Streets.
LIVE as police close major road in East London following crash
A major road running through much of east and north east London has been closed northbound by a crash - live updates here.
Man sexually assaulted stranger as she slept on flight landing at Gatwick Airport
Momade Jussab, 66, sexually assaulted a woman on a flight from Doha to London Gatwick Airport.
'I was bitten by bed bugs at a hotel in Stratford - now I'm being ignored'
A man has said he has been left feeling ignored and neglected after being bitten by bed bugs at a Premier Inn hotel in Stratford.
Restaurant among east London tax defaulters named and shamed in HMRC data
Deliberate tax defaulters across east London have been named by the HMRC.
Three dead and three taken to hospital after crash near Heathrow Airport
Three people have died and three people have been taken to hospital after a crash near Heathrow Airport.
Louis Theroux issues alopecia health update as he 'prepares' for a big change
Documentarian Louis Theroux has issued an alopecia health update to his fans and has said he is preparing for a 'full head shave' in the next year.
Do you want Idris Elba to be London Mayor? Labour eyes Sadiq Khan replacement
Reports suggest that the Labour Party would like actor Idris Elba to replace Sadiq Khan as London Mayor.
Have Your Say On A new Superloop Bus That Will Include Romford And Elm Park.
Londoners are being asked to share their thoughts on a new proposed Superloop express bus route through the city’s north-east suburbs.
Dagenham And Rainham MP Launches Campaign Petition To Help Secure £35M For Queen’s Hospital.
This week Margaret Mullane MP launched a campaign petition in a bid to secure the £35 million capital investment Queen’s Hospital needs to expand the Emergency Department (A&E), boosting capacity and bringing down waiting times. The investment will also secure a PET scanner for the hospital...
Romford Conservatives Announce Their ‘Team 23’ Candidates Ready To Fight In The Local Elections.
Romford Conservatives Team 23 ready to fight in next year's local elections, is announced.
Rachel reeves Spring Statement Set To Drive More Of Us Further Into Disability Poverty.
There is no doubt about it, as the Trussell Trust have reported, hunger and hardship will get worse under Labour austerity.
Decision made on 'visually jarring' flats planned for Romford town centre
Plans to build new flats in Market Place have been refused due to concerns the building would be "visually jarring".
Spring heatwave in London this week with temperatures hotter than Marbella
London is set to enjoy a full week of warm, sunny weather, with temperatures expected to reach 20°C by Friday – making London hotter than Marbella.
'A decomposed body was found in our daughter's bed, but we're not sure it's her'
The family of Plaistow waitress Marta Perkowska question whether a body found in a flat really belonged to her, an inquest has heard.
Huge emergency search of River Thames after girl, 11, enters water near Woolwich
A major emergency search is underway for an 11-year-old girl thought to be in the River Thames.
'I got so sick of park litter that I spend hours of my own time tidying it up'
A Romford teacher has spent hours of her own time tidying up Havering Country Park after becoming "so sick" of seeing litter such as laughing gas canisters.