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Europe's largest data centre could be built in east London

Havering Council is expected to approve the East Havering Data Centre early next year

Evening Standard

40% of London's Young Adults Can't Afford Even the Cheapest Homes — Here Are the Best Boroughs for Renters

Young Londoners face a housing crisis as 40% can't afford the cheapest homes, while average rents soar to £2,121 per month - Tower Hamlets and Hackney lead for renters.

International Business Times UK

Manhunt as schoolgirl, 15, raped in underpass near London shopping centre

Havering councillor says many women will feel afraid to walk alone and calls for urgent public meeting

Evening Standard

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Brenda the buzzard terrorises children at Havering primary school

Pupils told to play indoors because of attacks by bird of prey, which follow strikes by hawk near Luton

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OPINION - Forget Havering quitting London, this is why we should kick out Clapham, Merton and Camden first

In a landmark moment in London's history, a local MP is campaigning to annex his borough from the wider London Pangaea and float off into the home counties.

Evening Standard

London borough has 'once-in-a-century opportunity' to split from capital, says MP

Romford MP Andrew Rosindell is campaigning for the London borough of Havering to leave the capital

Evening Standard

Plans for new north-east London tram route have stalled due to lack of cash

Council insists it has ‘not been idle’ in pushing for improved public transport links despite constrained financial position

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Where homes sell fastest: London's 'most desirable' area where homes sell in just 44 days

The top three boroughs for speedy sales are in the north-east corner of London

Evening Standard

The Rainham volcano: a waste dump is constantly on fire in east London. Why will no one stop it?

Under Arnolds Field, tonnes of illegally dumped waste have been burning for years, spewing pollution over the area. Locals fear for their health – and despair that no one seems willing to help

The Guardian - UK

London council confirms closure of three libraries in bid to stave off bankruptcy

Havering Council said the libraries would be closed to save money

Evening Standard

Council tax increases confirmed as seven London boroughs apply for emergency funding to stave off bankruptcy

Lambeth, Newham, Havering, Croydon, Enfield, Barnet and Haringey have all applied for emergency funding

Evening Standard

London council on the brink of bankruptcy to house homeless in empty office blocks

Havering Council will house homeless families in converted offices to save millions of pounds

Evening Standard

London boroughs on verge of going bust make council tax pledge

Havering and Croydon have pledged not to increase council tax by more than 5% despite the budget crisis facing the boroughs

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting hails head of London hospitals 'busting' through waiting list backlogs as he unveils NHS reforms

The Health Secretary cited the work being done by Matthew Trainer in turning around Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust

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Havering Council facing legal action over fires at toxic landfill site in Rainham

Local residents have complained of breathing problems and coughing fits due to constantly smouldering fires

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Copycat suspected as ostrich street artwork in Havering confirmed as 'not a Banksy'

Work that appeared on an empty billboard in Gidea Park, Romford, bears similarities to recent creations in London by the anonymous artist

Evening Standard

NHS to review north-east London maternity services as it faces pressure from high birth rates

Women are also having more complicated pregnancies and births, leading to a growing demand for hospital services

Evening Standard

Proposals for 'Europe's largest data centre' in Havering opposed by residents 'on almost every level'

Straddling the boundary of Havering and Thurrock, the centre would include 40 hectares of data centre space

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Evening Standard

East London borough plans to axe nearly half their libraries to save £300,000

Critics have said closing libraries in the borough should be a ‘last resort’

International Business Times UK

Street Light Dimming Raises Concerns Over Safety Amidst Cost-Cutting Measures

Havering London Borough Council has indicated that it had to reduce the brightness of 4,000 lights along its main roads.

Evening Standard

Violent patients face ban as east London NHS staff wear bodycams to combat rise in assaults

Violence against staff at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has more than doubled in three years

Evening Standard

London council on brink of bankruptcy to dim streetlighting and cancel Christmas decorations

Havering Council has proposed a raft of cost cutting measures alongside a 5% council tax rise

Evening Standard

London council 'bankrupt in six weeks' without Government bailout

Havering council has applied for a £54 million loan from the Government so it can balance its budget

Evening Standard

London house prices mapped: how much has the value of your home changed in 2023?

Data from Hamptons and the ONS shows where house prices have risen —and fallen— this year. How did your borough fare?

Evening Standard

Havering Council on 'brink of bankruptcy' after being 'shortchanged' by Government

Council leader Roy Morgon warns that an increase in funding is a 'mere drop in the ocean'

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