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Finance, pensions and data

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Public health

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Regeneration

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• Infrastructure projects
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  Struggling with the rising cost of living?

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  Fostering at Havering

  We are always looking for carers from a variety of backgrounds regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, sexuality or marital or employment status.

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  Where We Live

  Where We Live is our campaign to encourage you and Havering community groups to work with us to make Havering a cleaner and safer place to be.

Latest news

Havering Council holds first ever cohesion summit

Havering Council brought together community, faith, political and other leaders with members of the public to look at cohesion in the borough in its first cohesion summit at the Town Hall.

• My Ends: Celebrating young people in the community

  Havering Council joined partners to celebrate the achievements of young people in the borough at a special awards ceremony event last night (12 February 2026).

• Housing contractors branch out with donations to transform school garden

  Pupils at Harrow Lodge Primary School are set to benefit from the planting of new trees along with new fencing thanks to a donation from Havering’s housing contractors Equans UK and Ireland and Mears.

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