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Romford MP Urges Sanctuary Group To Urgently Address Heating And Hot Water Issues At Oldchurch Estate.

"I am appalled that it is taking so long for the necessary repairs to be carried"-Andrew Rosindell MP.

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M25 traffic live updates as crash causing long delays and miles of queues towards Dartford Tunnel

It's causing miles of congestion on the M25

Romford – The Havering Daily

Exclusive: ‘Please Network Rail Leave Our Trees Alone’-Andrew Rosindell MP.

It is a quiet little line, so please Network Rail leave it alone and do the necessary and essential work but the rest leave it.

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The Essex neighbourhood where herds of deer roam free through streets outside homes

The herd of deer are often spotted wandering the streets

Romford – The Havering Daily

Romford Town Centre Officers Arrest Man After Drugs Line Found Operating In The Area.

Officers from Romford Town Centre have arrested a man after they identified a drugs line that had been operating in the borough.

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The Essex border area where 600 new homes could be built

It is hoped it will ease pressures on the housing sector

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Building work begins for new Harlow gym and spa with pools, saunas and more than 100 stations of exercise

It will be the sixth David Lloyd club in Essex

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The Essex border area where shop parades are at danger of disappearing for good

Councillors say further restrictions presented a “very real danger” that many parades would “simply disappear completely”

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The state sixth form in East Ham with a higher Oxbridge success rate than Eton

Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre (The NCS) achieved a higher success rate for Oxbridge applicants than Eton College in 2023, according to data.

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Victorian sewer getting makeover for the 22nd century

The first section of glass reinforced plastic lining has been installed under Stratford High Street as part of a £70 million scheme to keep east London’s Victorian Northern Outfall sewer flowing for the next 120 years.

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LIVE updates as major road near Hyde Park CLOSED due to 'police incident'

A major road near Hyde Park is closed due to a "police incident".

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Man arrested after 'fight with dumbbells' in Ilford

A man has been arrested after a video showed a brawl where dumbbells were thrown as weapons.

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Jamie Theakston reveals he is 'cancer free' as he returns to Heart Breakfast

TV and radio presenter Jamie Theakston has said he is “cancer free” months on from his stage one laryngeal cancer diagnosis.

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Dame Joan Plowright has died aged 95, her family has announced

British actress Dame Joan Plowright has died at the age of 95, her family has announced.

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Hornchurch man admits to crashing into Buckingham Palace gates

Johnny Scott from Hornchurch has admitted causing more than £24,000 of damage after crashing his car into the Buckingham Palace gates.

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LIVE updates as Blackwall Tunnel shuts - causing traffic build-up

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Romford – The Havering Daily

Romford MP Demands Accountability From Network Rail Over Environmental Destruction Along Push And Pull LIne.

Andrew Rosindell, Member of Parliament for Romford, has taken to the floor during Business Questions in Parliament to call on the Secretary of State for Transport to address the ongoing destruction of trees and vegetation along the Liberty Line by Network Rail. 

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Two stabbed within hours during day of brutal violence across London

Two men have been stabbed just hours apart from each other in separate incidents across London.

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Plans put forward for Hornchurch college refurb - including demolition of four blocks

New City College is proposing to carry out major refurbishment works at its Ardleigh Green campus in Hornchurch, including the demolition of several teaching blocks, and has submitted a planning application to Havering Council.

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School roads to get 'more regular' patrols amidst safety concerns following crash

A senior Havering councillor has confirmed that officers will patrol the roads around Hylands Primary School in Hornchurch "more regularly" in light of safety concerns.