We have received the following information from the Alzheimer's Society - Local Alzheimer’s Society teams continue to provide information, support and guidance to those who need it. To ensure the well-being of our service users, volunteers and staff, we have made some changes to how this support is provided. This... read more →

The information below has been sent to us by the Met Police Cyber Crime Unit. There was a 400% increase in coronavirus related scams in March, with victim losses totalling almost £970,000. Please be aware that we are seeing unverified reports of fraudsters going door to door claiming to be... read more →

If you are unfortunate to suffer a power cut at any time and have access to a mobile phone or laptop etc., you can check if it has been reported via UK Power Networks interactive map. You can report faults via the same webpage, tweet them at @UKPowerNetworks or phone (24 hours a day)... read more →

TfL have advised that once again there will not be any trains running on the Upminster to Romford line (which serves Emerson Park station) this weekend (Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March).

We have received many enquires from people wishing to volunteer to help vulnerable residents during the current coronavirus pandemic. Havering Council have arranged for the Havering Volunteer Centre (HVC) to coordinate all those wishing to help. For details see the HVC website  or e-mail them at volunteering@haveringvc.org.uk . The HVC... read more →

Some roads in the Emerson Park area did not have their normal rubbish collections yesterday (19 March 2020). However, Havering Council have said that these roads should be completed today. With current staff shortages likely to continue for some time, this may be a common occurrence. Havering Council have told... read more →

Havering council have created a webpage which shows details of temporary changes to their services during the current coronavirus pandemic. It can be viewed via this link. One of the measures that they have taken is to automatically renew all library books (both those already borrowed and new ones taken out)... read more →

It is with regret that we have to announce that we will not be delivering a paper version of the Bulletin next month (April 2020). Instead, we will be publishing it as an online version only on this website. We realise that this is far from ideal, particularly as not... read more →

We would like to highlight that due to the present health emergency you should assume that all of the future events and meetings advertised in the March 2020 edition of the Bulletin will not take place, unless you have confirmed otherwise with the organisers.

Havering Council have been informed by the police that there have been instances of bogus callers knocking on the doors of elderly residents in Havering, saying they are from the NHS or their GP surgery and offering tests for coronavirus. NHS workers are not doing such visits and you should... read more →

We have been contacted by a number of residents concerned about the large numbers of people potentially passing through the area on the way to the We Are FSTVL this year. We can confirm that due to the ongoing health emergency the festival organisers have released the following statement -

As everyone knows, at this time of year there are a lot of potholes appearing. The best way to report potholes and damaged pavements to Havering Council is online via this link.