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Havering Council seeks £500k grant for Romford Library refurbishment
Key Points: Havering Council is bidding for a…
City of London Corporation appoints James St John Davis as new West Ham Park chair
Key Points James St John Davis has been…
Our Newham Learning and Skills praised at Ofsted inspection
Key Points: As reported by Holly Brencher, AI-Assisted…
Innovative BoxUp Locker Installed at Leyton Marsh Offers Free Sports Equipment in East London
Key Points: As reported by Holly Brencher, AI-Assisted…
Two in A&E after suspected assault at Romford Station, police confirm
Key Points: Two people have been hospitalised after…
Havering’s Future at a Crossroads: Should It Leave London for Greater Essex?
Key Points: Havering is now at the centre…
East London restaurant fined £7k for fly-tipping food orders on street
Key Points: An East London restaurant has been…
Dagenham Comyns Road house fire: cannabis plants found, owners yet to be traced
Key Points: A terraced house on Comyns Road…
Havering should be allowed to leave London and rejoin Essex, says Romford MP Andrew Rosindell
Key Points: Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell has reignited…
Kenneth missing from Newham University Hospital: Police urge public not to approach
Key Points: A man named Kenneth, who uses…
Former Hackney pub set to become Gail’s almost a year after sudden closure
Key Points: A beloved East London pub that…
Rainham A13: Police Dog Catches Disqualified Driver After 100mph Wrong-Way Chase
Key Points: A disqualified driver who led Essex…
East London c2c Rail Stations Now Equipped with Life-Saving Defibrillators
Key Points: As reported by Holly Brencher of…
Charlbury Crescent, Romford property issued enforcement notice over unauthorised HMO use
Key Points: A home in Harold Hill has…
East London attorney, Roger Smith, reclaims farm ownership after nearly 20-year legal battle
Key Points: An East London attorney has successfully…
Saucony Run Shoreditch 10K to Hit East London Streets This Autumn
Key Points: As reported by Holly Brencher of…
Orchard Village stabbing: Teen boy in hospital with life-changing injuries
Key Points: A teenager has been taken to…
Officers locate another drugs farm in Dagenham: East Area crackdown continues
Key Points: As reported by the Havering Daily…
Sue Ospreay elected as new Mayor of Havering for 2025/26
Key Points: Havering Council has elected Councillor Sue…
Newham Council encourages smokers to quit for World No Tobacco Day
Key Points: As reported by Newham Council’s Public…
Urgent search for 36-year-old Matthew missing in Dagenham since May 21
Key Points: Police are urgently appealing for the…
Newham College shares urgent appeal for missing student Yaseen Robin
Key Points: A 19-year-old student with severe autism…
Man still fighting for life two days after alleged Hackney market attack
Key Points: A man is in critical condition…
Harold Hill Met Police and Havering Council partnership wins national award for crime crackdown
Key Points: Community officers and council teams working…
Barkingside Magistrates’ Court: Assaults on Police and Drug Crimes Dominate Weekly Case Round-Up
Key Points: A range of criminal cases —…
Residents trapped for a week after lift failure in iconic East London tower block
Key points: Residents of Balfron Tower in East…
Raihana Awolaja’s death contributed to by care home ‘neglect’
Key Points: Neglect contributed to the death of…
Less than half of 17,000 fire-resistant doors installed in Hackney, council confirms
Key Points: Hackney Council has confirmed it will…
Hackney Council launches electric vehicle sharing scheme with over £1 million investment
Key Points: Hackney Council has launched a borough-wide…
Hackney Council must avoid overstating improvements to deliver better resident services, warns Ombudsman
Key Points: A damning report from the Housing…
Silvertown Tunnel reduces bus 108 delays and increases reliability, TfL claims
Key Points: The Silvertown Tunnel is delivering faster…
Stoke Newington Library restoration begins as Hackney Council approves £2.5m contract
Key Points: Refurbishment of Stoke Newington’s historic library…
Lowell Street stabbing: one man suffers potentially life-changing injuries in Limehouse fight
Key Points: A man has been left with…
Three Hospitalised After Forest Gate Shooting: Emergency Services Rush to Upton Lane Incident
Key Points: Three individuals were rushed to hospital…
Daiva Antanaviciene, 57, was found dead in a Dagenham HMO after consuming a fatal level of alcohol
Key Points: A woman who died from acute…
Man, 82, found dead in Leytonstone underpass ruled suicide after initial murder probe
Key Points: An inquest has ruled the death…
Hackney Council accused of putting women at risk over plans to scrap single-sex changing rooms at King’s Hall
Key Points Hackney Council has come under fire…
Mile End stabbing: 20-year-old man killed in Pickard Gardens as teen arrested for murder
Key Points: A murder investigation is under way…
49-year-old cyclist dies after collision with vehicle in east London, police confirm
Key Points: A 49-year-old cyclist has died following…
Hornchurch MP Calls for Government Action to Save Struggling High Street Salons
Key Points: Hornchurch and Upminster MP Julia Lopez…
Drapers’ Academy in Harold Hill Receives Praise for Outstanding Ofsted Report
Key Points: Drapers’ Academy in Harold Hill has…
Critical Mass London Protest: Cyclists Demand Bike Lanes in Silvertown Tunnel
Key Points: Hundreds of cyclists from Critical Mass…
Met Police ‘maintain concerns’ about China super-embassy plan
Key Points: The Met Police has raised concerns…
Fantastic secret artist exhibition held at rainham hall
Key Points: Discover the vibrant Secret Artist Exhibition…
Palms Hotel in Hornchurch Applies for New Porch and Canopy
Key Points: The Palms Hotel in Hornchurch has…
Hornchurch Road crash: Man fighting for life after collision with car
Key Points: At 11.36pm on Saturday, April 26,…
Romford District Scouts Celebrate St George’s Day with Parade Through Collier Row
Key Points: St George's Day, celebrated on April…
Tomlin’s Terrace, Limehouse: injured man’s condition confirmed as not life-threatening, say police
Key Points: A man found injured in Tomlin’s…
Stamford Hill, Hackney e-bike crash: cyclist’s condition stabilises after serious collision
Key Points: On the evening of April 24,…
Redbridge independents claim they are ‘denied a voice’ on Labour-run council
Key Points: Independent councillors in Redbridge have claimed…