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Attempt to force reconsideration of £58m housing repair contract fails

Cllr Ray Morgon

Havering Council

Josh Mellor Local Democracy Reporter

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The opposition has accused Havering of awarding a £58million repairs contract based on the "flimsiest of details”.
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries

Opinion

How the BBC is 'helping democracy thrive in our communities'

Josh Mellor Local Democracy Reporter

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Cllr Melvin Wallace and Cllr Jan Sargent

Two Havering councillors to stand down at next election

Chantelle Billson

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Unusable footpath in Warley Country Park

Volunteers prepare pathway in country park for new woodland

Ellie Doughty

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Romford station

Plans to restore five Havering Crossrail work sites to previous use

Chantelle Billson

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Havering councillors John Crowder and Ciaran White

Havering Council

Council reveals Tories chosen for new £29k per year cabinet jobs

Charles Thomson

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Havering council leader Damian White

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New top council jobs for Havering Tories will cost taxpayers £60k per year

Charles Thomson

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File photo dated 04/09/21 of a care home resident holding hands with her daughter. The Government ha

Havering Council

Care home admissions spike after rise in hospital discharges, meeting told

Daniel Gayne

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Reginald

Havering Council

Pensioner calls on council to clean 'muddy' road verge

Chantelle Billson

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Hornchurch Country Park.

Plans for memorial in Hornchurch Country Park put forward

Chantelle Billson

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Mercury House

Romford woman with 'life-changing' injuries calls for pavement fix

Chantelle Billson

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Rainham Riverside

Proposals for courtyard, platform and landscaping at Rainham Riverside

Chantelle Billson

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

Havering Council

Start date announced for delayed leisure centre build

Chantelle Billson

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Drink toppers

Havering Council

Havering venues in crackdown on spiking

Chantelle Billson

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Figures show 12 council employees at Havering Council have been paid more than £100,000 in the last

Fees to be reviewed after planned hikes outstripped by inflation

Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter

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A total of £20,000 has been given to Havering voluntary and community organisations as part of the first round of funding...

Climate Change

Havering climate action plan upheld by scrutiny board despite criticisms

Daniel Gayne

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Extinction Rebellion along with Councillors and Havering Residents Association protesting outside Ha

Havering Council

Protesters call for more 'engagement, urgency, action' on climate crisis

Daniel Gayne

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Newham Council's children's services have been branded inadequate by Ofsted. Picture: Ken Mears

Havering Council

Service users overcharged total of £5m by council accounting 'screw up'

Josh Mellor Local Democracy Reporter

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Gardener Fay Sizer digs in compost to the soil in the Red and Lime Garden at Yeo Valley's Organic Ga

Havering Council

Alternatives to controversial weed killer deemed 'ineffective, expensive'

Daniel Gayne

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Cllr Mylod, Shelley Hart and Cllr Burton

Local heroes honoured at mayor’s Civic Awards

Chantelle Billson

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Havering Town Hall plans

Havering Council

Havering children's services miss targets 'due to high staff turnover'

Daniel Gayne

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Harold Wood Rainbow Bridge

Campaigners' success: 'Condemned' Harold Wood bridge to be replaced

Chantelle Billson

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Havering Town Hall

Climate Change

Havering climate change plan adopted despite opposition criticism

Michael Cox

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Havering Town Hall plans

Havering Council

‘Staff have been spoken to’ after deal gone wrong costs council over £140k

Josh Mellor Local Democracy Reporter

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Hornchurch pub licensing request

Rising Sun pub applies to hold birthday events until 1.30am

Chantelle Billson

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File photo dated 03/07/18 of money. Nearly a third of people who began claiming Universal Credit (UC

Havering Council

Three staff missed decimal error which saw more than 500 people overcharged

Josh Mellor Local Democracy Reporter

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Independent councillor David Durant. Picture: Archant.

Coronavirus

Councillor told to apologise after calling for sacking of health boss

Josh Mellor Local Democracy Reporter

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Kenway near Briscoe Road, Rainham. Resident Deborah Fletcher said the water entered about 10 hourses

Flooding

Report fails to find 'exact causes' of Havering's flooding problems

Chantelle Billson

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Havering Town Hall

Havering Council

Council refuses to publish dossier on racism and sexism allegations

Charles Thomson

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Brentwood Community Hospital; Inset: Councillor Mike Mackrory

Health Care

At-home care warning: 'My mum benefitted from being in hospital'

Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter and Will Durrant

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