Havering, England News

The Veolia North Thames Trust has received the funds from landfill operators Veolia Environmental Services Limited to support community and environmental projects over the next 12 months.

A Havering-atte-Bower man was banned from driving and handed a 715 bill after pleading guilty to three driving offences.

An 80m regeneration project in Rainham which has already transformed the lives of residents today reached a five year milestone as developers gear up for the next phase of demolitions.

The group included Ilford North MP Lee Scott, supermarket colleagues and beauty therapists who are hoping to raise A 10,000 as a result of the jump yesterday .

Queen's Hospital is still facing long patient delays despite an action plan to address a poor inspection last year.

Havering Council is carrying out an investigation into why more than 40,000 was spent in three years on refreshments for councillors.

His first thought when the letter arrived in the post six weeks ago was that they had made a mistake.

The four legged animals were entered into the annual Happy Hounds Show at Central Park in Harold Hill on Sunday by their faithful owners.

"I don't know what made me more sick - the norovirus, or the way in which some members dealt with a former member who should have been recognised for 25 years of service."

St Francis Hospice lion Frankie helped Mayor of Redbridge Cllr Felicity Banks, and Ilford North MP Lee Scott to open the shop in High Road this morning.

Following national reports about the supposed dangers of cleaning products, freshly painted rooms and new cars to pregnant women, GPs in Havering have reassured mums-to-be that hand creams are unlikely to be a health risk.

The work of a Victorian artist and historian who played a role in setting up Havering's local history collection has gone on display this week.

Kokoro Kai Ju-jitsu Association is a large and widely recognised group within the British Ju-jitsu Association Great Britain - the governing body for Ju-jitsu in this country.

That figure - 247 premature deaths for every 100,000 people in the borough - places it in the country's top third of local authority areas.

Havering Council is to shear an hour off the daily opening times of its customer service phone line and public counter.

Keen gardener Sylviane Nisbet from Rainham got her hands on a grand after her number was drawn for the first prize in the latest draw of the Havering-atte-Bower lottery.

Organisers said the sunshine helped bring in lots of new people to the Life on a Farm event in The Broadway on Saturday.

The event, which is one of the most popular events in the borough's cultural calendar took place in the grounds of Langtons House in Billet Lane, Hornchurch on Sunday June 9 from 3pm to 5pm.

Five members of Havering police have returned from a fundraising mission in New York which saw them pulling a plane.

An inquest heard that because she was heavily pregnant, surgeons had to 'feel' for the organ.