Right royal let-down

PRINCESS ANNE visited Romford this week to officially name the borough s flagship hospital – but what should have been one of the most important and memorable moments in the hospital s history, was instead rather a disappointment. Her Royal Highness The P... » MORE

Swine flu 'strikes Beckham's niece'

DAVID Beckham s niece is thought to have been struck by swine flu, after a school excursion to an infected adventure park last week. The England football star is understood to have sent get well wishes to 11-year-old Georgina Every, a pupil at St Edward s...

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Woman killed in road smash

DRIVERS heading into Romford faced hours of delays when a dual carriageway had to be shut after a mother died in a smash in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The A127 was closed from 4.30am with one lane opening at 8.30am before the rest of the road w...

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Royal seal of approval for Queen's

A RIGHT Royal buzz spread throughout Queen s Hospital this week as Princess Anne dropped by for a visit. The Princess Royal arrived by helicopter in Crow Lane – to avoid holding up emergency teams at the hospital s own helipad – and was escorted to the ho...

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Hospital waits on new stroke unit decision

LONDONERS have voiced broad support for improvements to the NHS stroke and major trauma services - which could see a new specialist stroke unit in Queen s Hospital, Romford. Healthcare for London - which represents the capital s 31 primary care trusts – l...

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Mother-to-be faces eviction

A PREGNANT woman has been told by Havering Council that she will have to leave the hostel where she lives just seven days before her baby is due. Kirsty Roche, a resident of Diana Princess of Wales House in Coleridge Road, Harold Hill, received a letter l...

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Red tape puts group's cash at risk

A ROMFORD community group was at risk of losing tens of thousands of pounds of charity cash this week after Havering Council took more than seven months to sign-off important documents. The Rush Green Regeneration Group (RGRG) won £50,000 in November last...

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Youth club cash wrangle

A YOUTH club has been questioned over a grant received last year, but still not used. Registered charity the Five Star Youth Club, a boys boxing group in Gooshays Drive, Harold Hill, is under scrutiny after local councillor Mark Logan questioned why the...

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