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Shielding pensioner 'gobsmacked' after being hit with littering fine

John France

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A shielding pensioner, who said he has only left his house since Christmas to get a Covid jab, was left "gobsmacked" after receiving a fine for littering about two miles from his Hornchurch home. Ex-police officer John France, 74, was given an...

Upminster's Joe Townshend starts coffee roasting business

Coronavirus | Interview

Planes can't take off, but new businesses can - pilot swaps cockpit for...

Cash Boyle

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Staff in east London care homes monitoring residents' health

Care home patients being linked to GPs directly to monitor their health

Mike Brooke

Scallywags Nursery in Suttons Lane, Hornchurch; inset, Emma Reynolds.

Funding raised for nurseries and daycare centres

Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, on coronavirus

Coronavirus

Havering MPs react to Covid roadmap plan

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A new Lidl could be coming to 5 Rainham Road, Rainham.

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Lidl to submit a planning application for a Rainham store

Adriana Elgueta

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving his speech to Parliament, in in the House of Commons, London, ab

Coronavirus

What are the 4 stages of easing coronavirus restrictions?

Emma Bowden, Press Association

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Sharon Clay has not been able to visit her elderly mother since November.

Coronavirus

Allow us meaningful care home visits, campaigner urges PM

Max McLean, Press Association

St Helens Court residents came together to oppose the controlled parking permit plans.

St Helens Court petitions for more residents only parking spaces

Adriana Elgueta

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Cranham Wines was broken into on February 12.

'They might break our window but not our community spirit'

Adriana Elgueta

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London Fire Brigade

Cranham home damaged after fire caused by 'hot works', brigade says

Michael Cox

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The Betty Strathern Centre in Harold Hill

Opinion

Letters: Ben Cohen, housing, vaccine, Brexit and St George's

Lindsay Jones, Editor

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Comedian Steve Allen looks at our relationship with the phone

Opinion

A problem with phone-y calls

Steve Allen, comedian

People and a dog, who are marooned in upper rooms, look down on a watery scene in flooded Friars Roa

Water, water everywhere: The great storm of 1958

Andy Grant

Jan Smith, Saint Francis Hospice volunteer

From superheroes to Easter chicks - knitting in aid of hospice

Jan Smith, Saint Francis Hospice volunteer

Romford MP Andrew Rosindell asked for a 'full cost benefit analysis' of any new lockdown measures at

Opinion

Time for the government to step up on cladding

Andrew Rosindell, Romford MP

Sam Higgins of Hornchurch scores the third goal for his team and celebrates during Hornchurch vs Mai

Non-League Football

Hornchurch have nothing to fear in FA Trophy quarter-finals, says boss

Jacob Ranson

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Dagenham and Redbridge manager Daryl McMahon during Dagenham & Redbridge vs Grimsby Town, Emirates F

Dagenham & Redbridge FC

Dagenham boss McMahon blames 'poor decision' on loss to Sutton

Jacob Ranson

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Alex Ford storms to victory at the Essex Schools Championships

Athletics

Havering AC compete in Chelmsford Virtual Junior Challenge

Jacob Ranson

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Pioneer Point Ilford

Technology

Welcome to our new website

Lindsay Jones, Editor

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Volunteers at Havering vaccination centre during Covid-19 pandemic

Coronavirus

Havering welcomes more than 400 new vaccine volunteers in one month

Cash Boyle

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Dagenham and Redbridge manager Daryl McMahon during Dagenham & Redbridge vs Altrincham, Vanarama Nat

Match Report

Late penalty heartbreak for Daggers as they suffer defeat to Sutton United

Jacob Ranson

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Raiders captain Aaron Connolly in action away to Telford Tigers

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Raiders captain knows they will reap rewards of Spring Cup experience

Jacob Ranson

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West Ham United's Declan Rice (centre) and Issa Diop (left) react after the Premier League match at

West Ham United

Fan's column: Do West Ham start dreaming about Champions League?

Kwame Boakye

The latest news from the local football scene (pic: George Phillipou/TGS Photo)

Non-League Football

FA issue grassroots update following government roadmap

Jacob Ranson

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A new Lidl could be coming to 5 Rainham Road, Rainham.

Consumer

Lidl to submit a planning application for a Rainham store

Adriana Elgueta

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John France

Shielding pensioner 'gobsmacked' after being hit with littering fine

Michael Cox

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, on coronavirus

Coronavirus

Havering MPs react to Covid roadmap plan

Michael Cox

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Upminster's Joe Townshend starts coffee roasting business

Coronavirus | Interview

Planes can't take off, but new businesses can - pilot swaps cockpit for...

Cash Boyle

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Marion Zargel has her Covid vaccination at Vi and John Rubens House

Coronavirus

More Redbridge and Havering people vaccinated than anywhere else in east...

Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Havering Town Hall

Havering Council

Havering residents to face council tax increase

Michael Cox

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Volunteers at Havering vaccination centre during Covid-19 pandemic

Coronavirus

Havering welcomes more than 400 new vaccine volunteers in one month

Cash Boyle

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Harold Hill Deer Aid group angry at development plans passed by Havering Council

Environment

Harold Hill aid group says development plans will ruin deerly loved area

Cash Boyle

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News

Funding raised for nurseries and daycare centres

Scallywags Nursery in Suttons Lane, Hornchurch; inset, Emma Reynolds.

Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Nurseries and daycare centres have been awarded much-needed extra funding, although one provider said having to “justify a 2p increase” was “soul-destroying”. At a special meeting of Havering's Schools Funding Forum this week, hourly funding...

Staff in east London care homes monitoring residents' health

Care home patients being linked to GPs directly to monitor their health

Mike Brooke

John France

Shielding pensioner 'gobsmacked' after being hit with littering fine

Michael Cox

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Upminster's Joe Townshend starts coffee roasting business

Coronavirus | Interview

Planes can't take off, but new businesses can - pilot swaps cockpit for...

Cash Boyle

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A new Lidl could be coming to 5 Rainham Road, Rainham.

Consumer

Lidl to submit a planning application for a Rainham store

Adriana Elgueta

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Things to do

Haringey boss Loizou fears they could struggle if they can't open the bar

Gavin Ellis/TGS Photo

Jacob Ranson

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Haringey Borough manager Tom Loizou has admitted if they can not operate the bar then it’s worrying times for football clubs at their level, especially themselves. The Coles Park Stadium outfit are returning to action with a friendly against...

Queen's Theatre Hornchurch. Picture: Gary Summers

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch receives ‘lifeline’ recovery funding

Adriana Elgueta

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A shot from Paranormal Essex's stream with the Recorder reporters to conduct a sceance in Breton's M

Paranormal Essex: Meet the Romford ghostbuster dads

Adriana Elgueta

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Aswad performing in 2019. Picture: Ken Mears

Video

Remember these Havering Shows?

Lindsay Jones

In April, a temporary mortuary was constructed in the main car park of the South Essex Crematorium a

Temporary mortuary at South Essex crematorium removed

Adriana Elgueta

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Sport

Hornchurch have nothing to fear in FA Trophy quarter-finals, says boss

Sam Higgins of Hornchurch scores the third goal for his team and celebrates during Hornchurch vs Mai

Non-League Football

Jacob Ranson

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Hornchurch manager Mark Stimson insists his side have nothing to fear as they head into an FA Trophy quarter-final clash with National League North side Darlington. The Urchins will make the long trip north to Blackwell Meadows on Saturday as...

Dagenham and Redbridge manager Daryl McMahon during Dagenham & Redbridge vs Grimsby Town, Emirates F

Dagenham & Redbridge FC

Dagenham boss McMahon blames 'poor decision' on loss to Sutton

Jacob Ranson

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Alex Ford storms to victory at the Essex Schools Championships

Athletics

Havering AC compete in Chelmsford Virtual Junior Challenge

Jacob Ranson

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Dagenham and Redbridge manager Daryl McMahon during Dagenham & Redbridge vs Altrincham, Vanarama Nat

Match Report

Late penalty heartbreak for Daggers as they suffer defeat to Sutton United

Jacob Ranson

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Johnny Fisher with Eddie Hearn after his debut win

Boxing

Johnny Fisher satisfied with debut victory over Gordon

Ziad Chaudry

Lifestyle

Here is your chance to win your very own holiday home for a year

Richardson's Concierge in Hemsby competition

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We are joining forces with Richardson's Concierge, situated in Hemsby on the Norfolk coast, to offer you and your family the chance to win your very own holiday home for an entire year. Richardson's Concierge believe that everyone should be...

Kenneth More pictured in1959 with Lauren Bacall, his co-star in North West Frontier.Picture: PA

Missing People

Kenneth More CBE - through the 60s and beyond

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Kenneth More pictured in1959 with Lauren Bacall, his co-star in North West Frontier.Picture: PA

People

Who was Kenneth More? A journey into the life of the much-loved actor

Cash Boyle

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Tablets and technology video calling residential care Romford Care Home

Coronavirus | Promotion

4 ways technology is helping to keep Romford Care Home and its residents...

Lauren Knight

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Romford-born Paul Hannaford gives talks on addiction all over the country.

People | Interview

Romford's Paul Hannaford aims to educate two million young people on...

Cash Boyle

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