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Music from Jessie J and Olly Murs to feature in new musical in Romford

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Music from Essex artists will feature in a newly announced jukebox musical at a Romford theatre.
People strolling up and down the stalls at Romford Market which has begun a trial run of being opene

Lockdown Easing

Stall holders 'chuffed' as Romford Market reopens

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Bekash owner Solly Ahmed (l) with former Mayor of Havering Cllr Roger Ramsey and chef Mukith Miah (r)

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Bekash restaurant ranked best curry house in Havering on Tripadviser

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Dusk restaurant uses Table Tap technology to keep customers safe

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Andrew Linham with piano

Hornchurch theatre announces digital dance and singing workshops

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Queen's Theatre Hornchurch

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Queen's Theatre Hornchurch 'excited' to reopen in May

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Neil Turnbull and Chris Reilly standing outside on grass smiling

Food and Drink

Entrepreneur friends to launch Romford food delivery service

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Wooden swings in front of lake

Upminster activity centre unveils new attractions

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We tried the 4-way Taster Platter with every flavour nugget.

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The Romfood Review: Redundant party organiser makes chicken nuggets to...

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Queen's Theatre Hornchurch. Picture: Gary Summers

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch receives ‘lifeline’ recovery funding

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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

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Aswad performing in 2019. Picture: Ken Mears

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Remember these Havering Shows?

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The organisers and directors celebrating the Romford Film Festival in 2019. Picture: Mark Sepple

Romford Film Festival returns as one of the first physical festivals to...

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Jack Shalloo with the Trenchard household staff, including butler, Turton, (Paul Ritter). Picture: I

From Romford to Belgravia: Actor Jack Shalloo explains how his roots...

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Mickey Mouse Disney royalty. Picture: FELD ENTERTAINMENT/DISNEY ON ICE

Disney on Ice presents Magical Ice Festival at Wembley

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L-R: Shireen Farkhoy, Maxine Finch, John McArdle, Eithne Browne and Mark Holgate at the Maggie May m

Maggie May: The poignant play about dementia comes to Queen’s Theatre...

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Paul Tinto in Macbeth. Picture: Mark Sepple

Review: No toil or trouble here – Queen’s Theatre’s Macbeth lives a...

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Macbeth comes to Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch. Picture: Mark Sepple.

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‘Timeless medieval’ Macbeth comes to life at Queen’s Theatre

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Floyd Mayweather will come to York Hall for a Q&A. Picture: Daniel Hambury/PA

Money Mayweather to make knockout appearance in Brentwood

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Micheal Ward has been nominated for the Rising Star Award at this year's Baftas. Picture: PA

Romford actor Micheal Ward nominated for Rising Star Bafta award after...

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Disney on Ice 100 Years of Magic! Picture: DISNEY ON ICE

Disney on Ice 100 Years of Magic! review

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The cast of Sleeping Beauty at the Kenneth More Theatre. Picture: Roy Chacko

Panto review: Dame Dolly Dumpling delights in Kenneth More’s Sleeping...

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Disney on Ice 100 Years of Magic!. Picture: DISNEY ON ICE

Experience Disney on Ice 100 Years of Magic!

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Members of the Blue Tees performing Aladdin. Picture: Top-Pic

Which is the fairest panto of them all? Charity makes inexpensive...

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Five Star Swing multi-instrumentalists have performed on BBC TV for Children in need and Dame Vera L

The Big Band swings back to Hornchurch after touring country for special...

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Artist Sona Virdee who is assisting the students for the My Body My Voice exhibit. Picture: Sona Vir

Teenage girls from Havering showcase positive body image art exhibition...

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Siobhan O'Kelly and Nicholas Boulton in The Beauty Queen of Leenane which will soon be showing at Ho

Theatre review: The Beauty Queen of Leenane at Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch

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Laura Jane Butler and her band performed a tribute to Amy Winehouse at the Queen's Theatre Hornchurc

Amy Winehouse’s dad Mitch pays emotional tribute to his daughter at...

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Homing Birds stars Suzanne Ahmet, Jay Varsani, Mona Khalili and John OMahony. Picture: KII STUDIOS

Queen’s Theatre to welcome ‘universal’ play Homing Birds this month

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Director Arti Prashar and Kali Chandrasegaram in rehearsals for Love Unspoken. Picture: Mark Sepple

Queen’s Theatre show aims to engage with people from South Asian...

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