Havering Council

'No one listened': Havering Council to pay £7,000 to homeless mother left in unsafe housing
The Housing Ombudsman found repeated failings after a homeless mother and her children were left living in unsafe accommodation for nearly two years
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Constantly burning 'Rainham Volcano' rubbish dump in east London declared contaminated
Firefighters have been called to the site in Havering 160 times in the last three years
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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
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Landlord who packed 18 people into east London house is fined £33,000
The house had been converted into 11 bedrooms and was being sub-divided into even more rooms when the landlord was finally prosecuted
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Dive-bombing buzzard forces London school to ban pupils from the playground
Pupils at Dame Tipping Primary School have been force to stay inside until the bird moves away
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London council confirms closure of three libraries in bid to stave off bankruptcy
Havering Council said the libraries would be closed to save money
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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
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Staff sickness costs cash-strapped east London council £5m per year amid budget crisis
More than half of council workers took sick leave last year
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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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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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