Fireworks
and the law
Retailers
are reminded they can only sell fireworks to the general public between Thursday
15 October and Tuesday 10 November. The
maximum penalty is a £5,000 fine and/or six months in jail. Full details of the law are
available here.
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Free CPC
driver training for Havering businesses
Havering
businesses can register their HGV/LGV drivers for free Certificate
of Professional Competence (CPC) accredited safer urban driver training.
Funded by Transport for London, the one-day course focuses
on safe driving around vulnerable road users, particularly cyclists, to
increase safety on London’s roads. There are
several dates from Monday 9 November to Wednesday 17 February, but places are limited so book
now to avoid disappointment.
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Generic Outreach Support Services
Havering Council invites businesses to a market testing
day on Thursday 12 November at Hornchurch
Library, from 1.30pm to 4pm to discuss the Council’s generic outreach
support services.
The contract will provide short term, targeted support to
people living in the community.
Interested providers are invited to register their
interest via email, quoting
reference number 209-370564, by Friday 6 November. Places are limited so an
early response is appreciated.
 Help not Hospital
Havering
Council invites businesses to a market testing day on Monday 30 November at the
Town Hall, from 3pm to 5pm to discuss the Council’s hospital discharge and
outreach support service.
The
contract will provide short term support to vulnerable adults so they can
regain their independence in their own home.
Interested
providers are invited to register their interest via email, quoting reference
number 209-379685, by Friday 27 November. Places are limited so an early
response is appreciated.
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Eat out safely this Christmas
If
you are planning an office party of Christmas celebration, you can check the food hygiene ratings of the venue before you buy.
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Buses for business
Bus route 174, which runs between Harold Hill and
Dagenham, has been extended to serve CEME
on Marsh Way, Rainham on Sundays, in line with the Monday to Saturday service.
This is in order to improve transport links in the area.
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Illegal sales
are costly in court for Elm Park retailers
Havering Council has had two successful
prosecutions of Elm Park retailers selling alcohol to people under 18.
Both cases were heard at Barkingside Magistrates
Court on Friday 25 September 2015. Sercan Ates from
Sparkling Food and Wine pleaded guilty to selling a bottle of wine to a person under 18, was ordered to pay a total of
£1031.75 while Caner Cocelli, the designated premises supervisor at Kotan
supermarket, which traded as Elm Park Express in Broadway Parade, was ordered to pay a total of £3,320. He pleaded guilty to five offences - one licensing offence
for an underage sale of alcohol, one offence under the licensing act for
keeping smuggled goods on the premises, one offence under the Consumer
Protection Act for lack of English labelling on the cigarettes and two offences
under the Trade Marks Act 1994.
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Food
courses to
boost business
The
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) Level 2 Award in Food
Hygiene and Catering courses are run at Romford Baptist Church, Main Road,
Romford, RM1 3BL.
All
the courses are on Tuesdays, starting at 9.15am and ending at 4.30pm. The
next proposed course date is 17 November.
Book
your place here.
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 Keep customers safe
Safety First is the Havering Council email update which
contains information on Food
Safety Alerts and Product
Recalls. Click the relevant link to receive your copy each month.
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Silvertown Tunnel
Transport for London is running a consultation about plans
for a new tunnel under the River Thames at Silvertown to open in 2022/23. The
new tunnel would ease congestion at the Blackwell Tunnel. The consultation closes
on Sunday 29 November 2015.
Details
of the scheme and how to respond are available here.
Private hire regulations
Transport for London (TfL) has launched a public consultation on potential changes to
the regulations that govern the London’s private hire trade.
These include proposals to improve driver
skills, including English language capabilities and stricter requirements for
insurance, as well as proposals around the way private hire operators can
accept bookings and changes to how bookings are recorded.
Deadline for responding to the consultation
is Wednesday 23 December.
Meet
the neighbours with Macmillan
Staff
at Medinova moved
into Blackburn House, Eastern Road, Romford, this summer and decided they could
get to know their neighbours and raise money for cancer research by holding a coffee
and cake morning for Macmillan.
The event raised more than £30 for the charity.
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Now open in town
Havering
is proving an attractive place for new businesses, which bring with them jobs
for local people. Among
those firms which have recently invested in Havering are:
- International Supermarket at 39 - 45 High Street, Hornchurch
- Havering Autism Hub, (pictured) Laurie Walk, Liberty Shopping Centre, Romford
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Business
start up support
More people are deciding they want to work for
themselves, which is why Havering Council
has extended its free Business Start-Up Programme, in partnership with
Kingston Smith. The next workshop, covering projections and cash flows, is on Tuesday 10 November from 3pm to 5.30pm. Book your place by email.
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Can you claim
Business Rate Relief?
If your business occupies
retail properties with a rateable value of £50,000 or less and is wholly or
mainly used as a shop, restaurant, cafe or drinking establishment you could be
entitled to business rate relief.
The relief that will apply is
up to £1,000 for 2014/15 and £1,500 from the 2015/16 financial year. More information available
here.
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Be a Market Trader this Christmas
Romford Market currently has some spaces for
new traders. For more information email
Matthew Steele.
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 Book site visits 24/7
If
you are a builder or developer who needs a site visit from a Havering Council
Building Control officer you can now book that visit at any time 24/7 using our
online booking service. Book
online before
10am and your site can be visited the same day.
There
are also many Building Control forms you can complete
online here. Havering Council also issues a Building Control
Briefing email update, which you can get
free of charge here.
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Businesses supporting
the community
Havering Council is developing a project with
companies with a presence in Havering, who wish to support their local voluntary
and community sector.
More information is available here.
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