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One in three drug users in the borough trying to kick their habits are battling coke problems THE proportion of drug users seeking help for cocaine addiction is higher in Havering than in any other part of the country, statistics show this week. Although our number of addicts is relatively low, one in three drug users in the borough trying to kic... » MORE

Wheelchair man's fall sparks road chaos

Spencer PindusA DISABLED man who was injured when his mobility wheelchair overturned in Romford sparked a major traffic jam. Spencer Pindus, 60, who weighs 25 stone, was splayed on South Street for more than 30 minutes on Tuesday morning (February 2) as emergency crews...
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Tory immigration leaflet 'alarmist'

The leaflet distributed in Mawneys WardROMFORD Conservatives are standing by a controversial immigration leaflet slammed as misleading and dangerous by a government minister. The leaflets, distributed in the Mawneys Ward over the weekend, declare Labour opened the floodgates to mass immigr...
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Care trust bristles at £7million 'deficit'

HAVERING S Primary Care Trust has defended its financial position after being shamed as having the fifth highest overspend in London. The figures, which show a £7million deficit in NHS Havering s budget, were collated in a study by think tank Civitas and...
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'End of my sordid three years' hell'

John Morahan outside Abridge Evangelical ChurchA SENIOR member of Havering College was forced to quit his job after management failed to meet his needs in the face of cancer, an employment tribunal found. John Morahan, former area head for youth work, counselling and higher education development, won...
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Our pride of place - nine out of 10 get chosen spot

MORE than 90 per-cent of Havering secondary students have been offered a place at one of their top three schools. Of the 2,782 students who applied for places in the borough, just under 76 per-cent got their first preference, it was revealed on Tuesday. I...
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Teenager's hit-run ordeal

Victoria Blackholly recovering at homeA TEENAGER who survived a hit-and-run crash is trying to trace the driver of a car who stopped to help her. Dancer Victoria Blackholly was on her way home from work when she was struck by a car, which had come from Barton Avenue into Rush Green Road in R...
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Residents battle to save green land

Land between Gooshays Drive and Petersfield Avenue, Harold Hill, which the council wants to sell to developersOUTRAGED residents are preparing to mount a legal challenge to fight Havering Council s proposals to sell a parcel of land to developers. At least £7,000 has been collected from residents by Cllr Mark Logan (BNP, Gooshays) for the Havering fighting fund...
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