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Sadiq Khan didn't have to make struggling Londoners pay more

Mayor Sadiq Khan opens City Hall to EU Londoners. Pictures: Mike Brooke (inset) and Tom Simpson

Greater London Authority | Opinion

Keith Prince AM , Havering and Redbridge

Sadiq Khan's final budget as mayor shows he has the wrong priorities for London. Instead of making savings, Khan chose to increase his share of council tax by 9.5 per cent and protect his wasteful spending. Worse still, the mayor's refusing to...

Network Rail’s project manager

Transport for London

Romford station upgrade to be finished end of 2021

Adriana Elgueta

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A Covid vaccination centre has opened at The Liberty Shopping Centre in Romford.

Coronavirus

Covid vaccination hub opens at Romford shopping centre

Michael Cox

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Simone Sims leads the Hospice at Home team

Saint Francis Hospice

We can never go back to how normal was but we can look to the future

Simone Sims, Saint Francis Hospice

Crow Metals in Romford has faced repeated Environment Agency inspections

Investigations | Special Report

Romford scrap yard faces action over 'unacceptable' noise

Archant Investigations

Hornchurch school alumni donates laptops to students

Education

Hornchurch school alumnus remembers his roots with generous laptop donation

Cash Boyle

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Bill Gardner in the seventies.

West Ham United

World Book Day: Notorious football fan 'Mr West Ham' sets record straight

Adriana Elgueta

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Damian White and Jon Cruddas comment on Havering Council's planning predicament

Investigations | Special Report

'Utter contempt': Government orders Havering to approve more houses

Charles Thomson

Hornchurch teaching assistant passes away

People

Fundraiser for 'Mrs Ardleigh Green' raises £9k in two days

Cash Boyle

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King George and Queen's Hospitals receive donation

Charity News

Nursery group pledges annual £5k donation for children in hospital

Cash Boyle

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The New Normal - our new news and politics podcast

Welcome to The New Normal - Archant's new news and politics podcast

Matt Withers

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Romford town centre

Environment News

Pocket parks proposed for Romford town centre

Michael Cox

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Hornchurch manager Mark Stimson.

Hornchurch boss praises fans who are continuing cup run fundraiser

Michael Cox

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A census book. The 2021 census is the first to use digital recording by default. Picture: ONS.

Havering Council

Havering census to be conducted in March

Adriana Elgueta

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Schoolchildren wearing Covid face masks

Opinion

I'm more optimistic than at any point since pandemic began

Dr Mark Ansell, director of public health

Universal Credit figures

Politics

Universal Credit uplift extension confirmed as latest claimant numbers...

Cash Boyle

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the Bike Club now operating in Rainham

Business | Interview

UK's first monthly children's bike subscription service sets up home in...

Cash Boyle

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Raiders defenceman Callum Wells

Spring Cup: Raiders 4 Bees 5

Lee Power

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Designs for the Napier and New Plymouth House site in March 2020

Design changes to Rainham flats development approved despite concerns

Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Pioneer Point Ilford

Technology

Welcome to our new website

Lindsay Jones, Editor

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James Browning with sponsor Favorite Chicken of Elm Park

Sunday League club thank sponsors for securing future

Lee Power

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A frontline receptionist receives a Covid-19 vaccination.

Coronavirus

How many Covid-19 vaccinations have been given where you live?

Jon King

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Glenn Tamplin during his time as Romford owner-manager

Romford and Tamplin 'go separate ways'

Lee Power

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Raiders forward Jj Pitchley on the puck against Sheffield Steeldogs at the Sapphire Ice and Leisure Centre

Ice Hockey

Raiders forward Pitchley feels they have learnt a lot ahead of Bees clash

Jacob Ranson

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Michael Dixie

Coronavirus

Hospital worker's Covid experiences written into song

Michael Cox

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A Covid vaccination centre has opened at The Liberty Shopping Centre in Romford.

Coronavirus

Covid vaccination hub opens at Romford shopping centre

Michael Cox

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Network Rail’s project manager

Transport for London

Romford station upgrade to be finished end of 2021

Adriana Elgueta

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Bill Gardner in the seventies.

West Ham United

World Book Day: Notorious football fan 'Mr West Ham' sets record straight

Adriana Elgueta

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Hornchurch school alumni donates laptops to students

Education

Hornchurch school alumnus remembers his roots with generous laptop donation

Cash Boyle

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The site of the old White Hart in Hornchurch

Nostalgia

How the White Hart became the 'heart of Hornchurch'

Andy Grant

A computer-generated image of what the new leisure centre in Viking Way, Rainham might look like. Pi

Havering Council

Councillors give green light to new Rainham leisure centre plans

Michael Cox

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The deer in Dagnam Park Reserve.

Letters: Threat to Harold Hill deer, and TV licence fee for over-75s

Lindsay Jones, Editor

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Queen's Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford

Coronavirus

Only eight Covid patients 'critical' at Queen's and King George hospitals

Tom Ambrose

News

We can never go back to how normal was but we can look to the future

Simone Sims leads the Hospice at Home team

Saint Francis Hospice

Simone Sims, Saint Francis Hospice

I had only been in post as team leader for six months when the whole country was put into lockdown for the first time back in March. Key workers were able to carry on so we could continue to provide the much needed care to the community. But...

Mayor Sadiq Khan opens City Hall to EU Londoners. Pictures: Mike Brooke (inset) and Tom Simpson

Greater London Authority | Opinion

Sadiq Khan didn't have to make struggling Londoners pay more

Keith Prince AM , Havering and Redbridge

Network Rail’s project manager

Transport for London

Romford station upgrade to be finished end of 2021

Adriana Elgueta

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Hornchurch school alumni donates laptops to students

Education

Hornchurch school alumnus remembers his roots with generous laptop donation

Cash Boyle

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King George and Queen's Hospitals receive donation

Charity News

Nursery group pledges annual £5k donation for children in hospital

Cash Boyle

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Things to do

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

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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

Spring Cup: Raiders 4 Bees 5

Raiders defenceman Callum Wells

Lee Power

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Everyone Active Raiders came up short against Bees in their latest Spring Cup outing at Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre on Friday. The visitors opened the scoring in the ninth minute with an unassisted goal from Vanya Antonov, but Raiders...

James Browning with sponsor Favorite Chicken of Elm Park

Sunday League club thank sponsors for securing future

Lee Power

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Raiders forward Jj Pitchley on the puck against Sheffield Steeldogs at the Sapphire Ice and Leisure Centre

Ice Hockey

Raiders forward Pitchley feels they have learnt a lot ahead of Bees clash

Jacob Ranson

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Glenn Tamplin during his time as Romford owner-manager

Romford and Tamplin 'go separate ways'

Lee Power

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Chelsea's Pernille Harder (right) and West Ham's Kate Longhurst battle for the ball during the FA Wo

West Ham United

West Ham United face tough test against defending Women's Super League...

Josh Bunting

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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Georgina Taylor

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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

Cash Boyle

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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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