Carols
raise £2,000 for charity
Havering legal firm, Pinney
Talfourd teamed up with Queens
Theatre Hornchurch in December to host ‘Christmas at the
Queens’ – a lively free sing along event for the whole community.
Local
choir Dawn Chorus led the crowd for a series of upbeat Christmas songs
including “Let it Snow” and “Jingle Bells” before the Mayor of Havering,
Councillor Brian Eagling, joined the stage to say a few words and announce the
raffle alongside Managing Partner of Pinney Talfourd, Philip Cockram.
This
was a free event but the charity raffle on the day and generous donations
raised more than £2,000 in aid of the Queens Theatre charitable trust and
Pinney Talfourd’s own charity of the year ‘Bertie’s Battle’.
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Consultations
Town centre traffic calming consultation
Havering
Council is currently consulting on installing a new zebra crossing, pedestrian
refuges and traffic calming measures on Western Road, Romford. Consultation
deadline Friday 8 January.
New road layout
for Main Road
Proposals for major improvements to the
junction of Main Road with Upper Brentwood Road, Gidea Park - near Gallows
Corner - are out for consultation.
The scheme includes:
Creation of a protected cycle track
Introduction of 13 pay and display
parking outside the shops at Upper Brentwood Road
Provision of a speed table at the entrance to
Hockley Drive
Changes to parking, waiting and loading
restrictions
Full
details of the proposals can be seen here.
Deadline for consultation
responses by email is Friday 8 January.
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Local Business Accelerators competition
The
hunt is on to find the best local businesses. Are you a successful local
business owner in need of a boost? Fancy some business mentoring from Deborah
Meaden? Want some free advertising in your local paper? Then Local Business Accelerators is
for you!
Businesses
wishing to take part need to contact their local paper, which will put them
forward for the award. The deadline for nominations is Friday 29 January 2016.
The winner will be announced at the end of March 2016.
Full entry details available here.
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 until Wednesday 17 February, but places are limited so book
now to avoid disappointment.
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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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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:
- East Coast Music had its shop at 182 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch, RM11 1QL officially opened by Deputy Mayor of Havering, Councillor Phillippa Crowder (pictured).
- Virgin has moved to a kiosk at The Mercury Mall shopping centre, Romford
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Techouse has opened on Level One at The Mercury Mall shopping centre, Romford
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Cut Label has moved to Level Two at The Mercury Mall shopping centre, Romford
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Poppinz, formerly Charm It Up, has opened in a kiosk on Level Two at The Mercury Mall shopping centre, Romford
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Teatots, a soft playarea for children, has opened on Level One at The Mercury Mall shopping centre, Romford
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Taxi payment changes
The Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL) have confirmed they will require all London
taxis to accept card payments, including contactless, from October 2016.
TfL has negotiated with the credit card industry to bring down the cost
for drivers of accepting card payments. This will reduce transaction fees paid
by cabbies from up to 10 per cent to three per cent or less of the transaction.
Under the plans customers will not pay any surcharge on their fare. Taxi drivers will recoup their transaction costs through a proposed
20p increase on the basic fare (the minimum fare that shows on the meter at the
start of the journey which, at £2.40, is currently amongst the lowest in the
country).
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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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