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Havering Police Investigation Sees Sex Offender arrested in Australia.
A thorough and detailed investigation by East Area police officers into a local sex offender has led to Australian Police identifying another suspect and safeguarding children overseas.
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Update On Alleged Romford Rape: Following A Thorough Investigation Police Not Seeking To Arrest Anyone At This Stage.
Officers have been investigating a report of rape involving a 15-year-old girl that allegedly occurred on the evening of Saturday, 21 June, in the underpass on Cotleigh Road, Romford.
Growing Problem Of Recruiting And Also Retaining Existing Staff In Our Hospitals, Schools, Police Services-Margaret Mullane MP.
Every few years local councils make an assessment of the number and types of new homes that are needed for their boroughs. It’s quite a difficult process as you can imagine.
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‘Rainham Residents Feel Gaslit By Havering Council’s Decision Not To Designate The Land On Arnolds Field As Contaminated.’
To put this really plainly, the reason Rainham residents feel gaslit by Havering Council's decision not to designate the land on Arnolds Field as contaminated is that the data recording the thick smoke that's choking their children during the summer is then averaged over the course of a year.
Havering Has Britain’s Strongest Police Officer!
Havering can now boast it has Britain's strongest police officer based in Romford!
EXCLUSIVE: “Get Out of My Garden!” – Havering Pensioner Horrified To Find Builders Invade Without Warning As Council Investigate Planning Breach.
A Collier Row pensioner was left distressed and frightened after builders began work next door without any warning—leaving her garden covered in rubble and even demanding she move parts of her own property to make way for their construction.
“We Are Working Hard To Make High Streets And Town Centres Safe Places To Work And Visit By Targeting Those Who Repeatedly Offend And Cause Anti Social Behaviour”-Chief Inspector Routley.
"This result is an example of some of the work our neighbourhood police officers are doing every week - working with key partners to resolve issues in the community.
Revealed: Shocking Facts-“From Green To Gone.” Havering Faces Concrete Takeover Under new London Plan.
Greenbelt Grab Alert! Havering could lose thousands of acres of green space under the new London Plan. With housing targets soaring by 60%, is this the end of our countryside as we know it?
Havering Council Warns New London Plan May Undermine Its Ambitions For The Borough.
The Mayor of London’s office has suggested setting building heights that are acceptable in principle in all locations across London that share the same characteristics.
Armed Forces Day Parade makes Havering Proud!
On Saturday 28 June, Havering's Armed Forces Day Parade took place. Starting from South Street and ending at the Town Hall in Romford, veterans joined our Armed Forces, Scouts and Police Officers to proudly march through the streets of Romford.
Make Romford’s Streets Safer Now! -‘Councillors Must Do More To Create Safer Streets.’
I don’t think anyone is OK with 84 violent and sexual offences, in just one month, in Romford. But I do think that our council is failing to do enough.
Emergency alert test returning in 2025 with nearly all UK mobiles affected
Nearly every mobile phone in the UK is set to receive an emergency alert message in 2025 as part of a national test.
Concrete, Cash and Chaos: Havering’s Green Spaces Under Siege.
Havering residents are growing increasingly alarmed as the borough’s greenbelt land comes under mounting threat from overdevelopment. What was once cherished countryside and vital habitat for local wildlife is now in danger of being lost to bulldozers, warehouses, data centres, and housing estates...
Prolific Havering Shoplifter Given 20 Month Prison Sentence.
On 12 June, Keith Sear a prolific shoplifter in Elm Park, was given an 88 week prison sentence at Snaresbrook Crown Court. Mr Sear was also told to pay a surcharge of £187.
‘I Have Been Open And Categorical In My Opposition To The End of Life Bill’-Margaret Mullane MP.
This week the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill, referenced in debate as the most fateful Bill to be brought before the House of Commons, passed its 3rd Reading and will now be considered by the House of Lords. I have been open and categorical in my opposition to this Bill at each stage.
Iconic road by Leicester Square blocked by emergency incident
A busy central London road by Leicester Square is blocked by an emergency services incident. Live updates here.
Mystery as elderly man found dead with 'incised wound to the abdomen'
A coroner is investigating the death of Ilford man Mohammed Akram, 84, after he was found dead with an unexplained wound to the abdomen.
Probe begins after man, 23, found dead in east London hotel
An inquest will be held into the death of Curtis Moran, 23, from Hartlepool, who seemingly took his life at an east London hotel on June 12.
East Londoners face long wait for justice as court has historically high backlog
East Londoners are left waiting for justice as Snaresbrook Crown Court has by far the highest case backlog in the country.
'A dreadful mistake': How stroke patient was wrongly accused of taking overdose
Disabled east London resident David Goss's death was wrongly blamed on a drugs overdose due to a "dreadful mistake", an inquest has heard.