http://www.romford-today.co.uk All the latest news from Havering Mon, 08 Feb 0012 16:03:00 GMT http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4097 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4097 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 12:35:00 GMT ARMED robbers who held up a string of premises have been jailed. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4030 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4030 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:31:00 GMT ON Thursday, May 28, 1998, Yellow Advertiser ran a campaign opposed to Essex County Council's changes to social care. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4019 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4019 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:24:00 GMT BARKING'S commuters are happy with the service provided by rail firm c2c. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4017 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4017 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:23:00 GMT FOUR schools in Barking and Dagenham have been selected to take part in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic opening ceremonies. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4015 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4015 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:19:00 GMT A FISHING boat, which helped in the historic Dunkirk evacuations in 1940, will be part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4013 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4013 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:19:00 GMT SIX children from Newham have received music scholarships from The Mayor's Fund for Young Musicians. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4011 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4011 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:17:00 GMT A FATHER is set to run his 64th marathon later this year in memory of his second child, who died at Richard House Children's Hospice. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4009 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4009 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:16:00 GMT THE team behind proposals for a Thames Estuary airport have welcomed reports the Government will consider it in a consultation being launched in March. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4008 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4008 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:14:00 GMT SOUTHEND'S new airport terminal will open later this month. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4006 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4006 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:14:00 GMT THREE children from Waltham Forest have received music scholarships from The Mayor's Fund for Young Musicians. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4004 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4004 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:13:00 GMT SOUTHEND Council will introduce new pedestrian crossing areas on the seafront following the release of an independent review. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4002 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4002 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:12:00 GMT TOTTENHAM Hotspur and England winger Aaron Lennon showed off his basketball skills during a visit to a Leyton primary school last week. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4000 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=4000 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:11:00 GMT A NEW ten-pin bowling alley will open at the Kursaal tomorrow (Thursday). http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3998 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3998 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:11:00 GMT LEYTON Sixth Form College is preparing to host more quality music at its new performance venue. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3996 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3996 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:10:00 GMT SOUTHEND'S ReCycle Centre has sold its 1,000th bike. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3994 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3994 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:09:00 GMT A MOTHER and daughter team are in the process of setting up their own free school and are looking for support from the community. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3992 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3992 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:09:00 GMT A REDBRIDGE man who cycled, hitch hiked, flew and sailed around the world will be at a local bookshop to share tales of his travels and sign copies of his book, The Jolly Pilgrim. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3990 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3990 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:07:00 GMT TICKETS are selling fast for a production of The Sound of Music at the Kenneth More Theatre, Ilford. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3988 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3988 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:07:00 GMT A PHOTOGRAPHER who shares his name with the Beecroft Gallery will be displaying some quirky photography during the next month. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3986 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3986 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:06:00 GMT A DRUG dealer has been found guilty of murdering his friend, whose dismembered body was found in a lake in Buckhurst Hill and in a garden in Loughton. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3983 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3983 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:04:00 GMT THE WORLD'S number one Eric Clapton tribute band will be making a return to the Palace Theatre in February. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3981 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3981 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 11:03:00 GMT SOUTH Essex Homes (SEH) have joined the growing list of members of Essex Police's Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS). http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3979 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3979 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:59:00 GMT CALUM-James Hilton has won the Yellow Advertiser/Royals Baby Competition. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3976 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3976 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:56:00 GMT LORD of the Dance, the international dance phenomenon will be running until Saturday at the Cliffs Pavilion. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3974 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3974 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:54:00 GMT THE DIRECTORS of Empress Lodge care home said they have made improvements to standards of care. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3972 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3972 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:52:00 GMT A BOOK club with a difference is being run in the borough. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3970 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3970 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:51:00 GMT CAMPAIGNERS have gathered more than 2,000 signatures in opposition to plans to bulldoze the former Thurrock Tech and build new homes. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3967 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3967 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:50:00 GMT A COMPANY attempting to build houses on Rochford Green Belt has filed a lawsuit against the council's Core Strategy. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3965 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3965 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:49:00 GMT FREE music classes are hitting the right note with local residents. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3961 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3961 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:48:00 GMT CANVEY coastguard Gary Fulger thinks he might have caught a UFO on film. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3956 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3956 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:47:00 GMT TOILET buildings in Rochford could be demolished to make way for new designs, councillor Mike Steptoe has revealed. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3954 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3954 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:46:00 GMT CHELMSFORD'S Farleigh Hospice is appealing to locals to hold a big quiz to raise funds. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3951 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3951 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:45:00 GMT RAYLEIGH MP Mark Francois has backed a campaign to protect war memorials from metal thieves. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3949 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3949 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:43:00 GMT RAYLEIGH Cats Protection will help pay for people to get their cats spayed or neutered in the coming months. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3947 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3947 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:42:00 GMT ROCHFORD'S annual Holocaust Memorial Day was held on Friday at the Rayleigh Memorial. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3942 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3942 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:40:00 GMT BENFLEET dancer Sam Hall has spoken of his disappointment after missing out on the final of Got To Dance. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3934 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3934 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:38:00 GMT TEACHER Dave Brock has spoken about his night spent sleeping rough outside SEEVIC college. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3925 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3925 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:37:00 GMT WORK has started on a one-way system aimed at easing congestion and improve businesses and quality of life in a village. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3926 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3926 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:37:00 GMT WORK has started on a one-way system aimed at easing congestion and improve businesses and quality of life in a village. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3924 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3924 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:36:00 GMT THE ORPHEUS Singers will hold a concert next week to raise money for the Bosom Pals charity. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3919 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3919 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:34:00 GMT ESSEX County Council has upheld an accusation of misconduct against councillor Brian Wood. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3908 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3908 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:31:00 GMT A POLICE investigation has been launched after fire officers said a blaze in a Rayleigh salon was deliberate. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3900 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3900 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:28:00 GMT ARMED robbers who held up a string of premises have been jailed. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3901 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3901 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:28:00 GMT ARMED robbers who held up a string of premises have been jailed. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3896 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3896 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:27:00 GMT FUEL tankers started operating again at Coryton Refinery last Thursday. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3887 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3887 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:25:00 GMT CRISIS talks about the future of the Coryton Refinery have been held in central London. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3881 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3881 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:23:00 GMT THE LEADER of Thurrock Council has offered his full support to the Coryton Refinery. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3872 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3872 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:22:00 GMT BASILDON Hospital has become the first hospital in Essex to receive a gold award for its green travel schemes. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3866 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3866 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:20:00 GMT THE TWITTER curse has struck again – this time a Conservative borough councillor has been left with egg on his face. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3863 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3863 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:20:00 GMT SOME of East London and Essex's best artists are getting ready to show off their skills. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3864 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3864 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:20:00 GMT SOME of East London and Essex's best artists are getting ready to show off their skills. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3859 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3859 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:19:00 GMT ESSEX County Council has hinted that Nethermayne could be modified after documents revealed that congestion was about to hit an all-time peak. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3848 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3848 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:16:00 GMT JACQUI O'Keefe is preparing to fly off to collect her new pet with Jack Russell, Bruno. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3838 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3838 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:15:00 GMT A CAMPAIGN to save playing fields from development has been given a boost. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3839 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3839 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:15:00 GMT A CAMPAIGN to save playing fields from development has been given a boost. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3833 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3833 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:14:00 GMT A MULTI-SCREEN cinema, college and new market are all part of Basildon town centre's proposed regeneration – and could be built within five years. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3829 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3829 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:13:00 GMT Brentwood Art Trail is now taking applications for artists, venues and local groups. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3826 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3826 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:12:00 GMT THERE is great excitement in the Jeffery household where 14-year-old George is preparing to be an Olympic torchbearer. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3820 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3820 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:11:00 GMT RETIRED Eric Lamb's hard work as a volunteer has gained a computer, scanner and mobile projector for his favourite cause. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3818 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3818 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:10:00 GMT LIBERAL Democrat councillor Nigel Clarke has joined the Conservatives at the Town Hall. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3816 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3816 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:09:00 GMT CHART-topping trio The Soldiers will be performing at the Towngate Theatre tomorrow (Friday). http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3814 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3814 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:07:00 GMT THE first homes in the scheme to start the town's regeneration have been unveiled. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3809 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3809 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:06:00 GMT ESSEX Air Ambulance is asking brpeople to take part in a challenge that will see people trek three volcanoes in Italy. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3806 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3806 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:03:00 GMT A RECORD number of swimmers from a local club have qualified for this year's Essex County Championships. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3803 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3803 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 10:01:00 GMT THE FAMILY of Scott Spinks, who tragically died following a collision in Laindon Link, Basildon, on Saturday, has issued a tribute. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3801 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3801 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 09:59:00 GMT ONE OF the borough's greenest parks is going even greener – with environment-friendly loos. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3799 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3799 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 09:59:00 GMT THE NEW Bishop of Bradwell has been ordained in St Paul's Cathedral by Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Anglican Church. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3796 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3796 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 09:57:00 GMT AFTER its experience dealing with Travellers living illegally at Dale Farm, the borough council was an obvious candidate to join a new trouble-shooter project. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3793 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3793 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 09:56:00 GMT ESSEX-based owners of a Wrexham care home have been sentenced after an elderly resident fell from his first floor bedroom window and died. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3985 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3985 Tue, 02 Feb 0012 00:00:00 GMT PUPILS from schools in Rebridge signed up with Dagenham and Redbridge FC to show racism the red card. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3469 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3469 Sun, 31 Jan 0012 13:30:00 GMT LONDON is taking advantage of a legal technicality to avoid EU air quality rules in Olympic year. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3473 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3473 Sun, 31 Jan 0012 13:30:00 GMT LONDON is taking advantage of a legal technicality to avoid EU air quality rules in Olympic year. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3378 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3378 Sun, 31 Jan 0012 09:17:00 GMT AN ESSEX Police investigation into the death of a man was 'seriously flawed', a watchdog has ruled. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3356 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3356 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:23:00 GMT A MOTHER has spoken of her anguish after she was forced to remove her son from a school because of racist bullying. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3357 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3357 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:23:00 GMT A MOTHER has spoken of her anguish after she was forced to remove her son from a school because of racist bullying. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3354 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3354 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:20:00 GMT A WOMAN whose dog was fatally wounded by a council lorry has been told she should have kept her pet under control. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3355 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3355 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:20:00 GMT A WOMAN whose dog was fatally wounded by a council lorry has been told she should have kept her pet under control. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3352 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3352 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:18:00 GMT CONCERNS have been raised over proposals for a new development, which opponents said would be 'repetitive, bland and monotonous'. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3353 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3353 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:18:00 GMT CONCERNS have been raised over proposals for a new development, which opponents said would be 'repetitive, bland and monotonous'. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3350 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3350 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:16:00 GMT HAVERING Council failed to consider a young woman's disability when refusing her family a council home. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3351 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3351 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:16:00 GMT HAVERING Council failed to consider a young woman's disability when refusing her family a council home. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3348 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3348 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:15:00 GMT OLDER people in care homes in Romford and Hornchurch are getting ready to tell their tales to mark National Storytelling Week next week. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3349 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3349 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:15:00 GMT OLDER people in care homes in Romford and Hornchurch are getting ready to tell their tales to mark National Storytelling Week next week. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3346 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3346 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:13:00 GMT SHOPKEEPERS and councillors are joining forces to fight council plans to cut parking by half and introduce pay and display. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3347 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3347 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:13:00 GMT SHOPKEEPERS and councillors are joining forces to fight council plans to cut parking by half and introduce pay and display. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3345 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3345 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:11:00 GMT COUNCIL tenants who are being consulted about whether or not to move the council's housing service back in house will not be able to hear the arguments of the organisation currently running the service. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3344 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3344 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:11:00 GMT COUNCIL tenants who are being consulted about whether or not to move the council's housing service back in house will not be able to hear the arguments of the organisation currently running the service. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3343 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3343 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:10:00 GMT TWO stars of children's television are getting ready to show off their skills in an-almost homecoming. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3342 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3342 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:10:00 GMT TWO stars of children's television are getting ready to show off their skills in an-almost homecoming. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3339 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3339 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:07:00 GMT POLICE are looking to trace a registered sex offender, who has been missing from his home in south-west Essex since last summer and is believed to be in east London. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3341 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3341 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:07:00 GMT POLICE are looking to trace a registered sex offender, who has been missing from his home in south-west Essex since last summer and is believed to be in east London. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3337 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3337 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:06:00 GMT GET yourself ready for an evening of classical hits. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3338 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3338 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:06:00 GMT GET yourself ready for an evening of classical hits. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3336 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3336 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:05:00 GMT THEATRE bosses are hoping they can get recognition at an awards ceremony. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3335 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3335 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 11:05:00 GMT THEATRE bosses are hoping they can get recognition at an awards ceremony. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3334 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3334 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:59:00 GMT A ZERO per cent council tax rise was agreed by Southend Council last Thursday. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3332 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3332 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:57:00 GMT THE LEIGH Lions Club has opened a new shop in order to raise funds for local good causes. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3330 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3330 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:54:00 GMT SOUTHEND Adult Community College has been celebrating the achievements of some of its students. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3328 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3328 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:53:00 GMT A NEW scheme in Southend could see an increase in the amount of free cycle stands appearing in the borough. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3326 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3326 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:51:00 GMT A TEENAGER has been robbed by a group of three youths. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3324 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3324 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:50:00 GMT A SHOWCASE of artwork and music from a book written by the lead singer of heavy western band Phillious Williams at the weekend. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3322 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3322 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:47:00 GMT A TEACHING assistant who fraudulently claimed almost £30,000 in housing and council tax benefit from Southend Council has been jailed for four months. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3320 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3320 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:45:00 GMT A SOUTHEND pensioner has made the subject of neurosis easier for people to understand in a book he has written. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3318 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3318 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:43:00 GMT THE FAMILY of a man who was found dead in a flat in Station Road, Westcliff, has paid tribute to him. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3316 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3316 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:41:00 GMT A FISH and chip restaurant has raised more than £100 for Havens Hospices in a festive 'Fish-mas' raffle. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3313 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3313 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:40:00 GMT DOG OWNERS are invited to take part in a Havens Hospices fundraiser. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3310 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3310 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:38:00 GMT ROCHFORD Council has approved plans to develop 89 acres of Green Belt. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3308 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3308 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:35:00 GMT THE company that runs Coryton oil refinery has gone into administration – casting doubt on the future of up to 1,000 jobs at the site in Thurrock. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3303 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3303 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:32:00 GMT RAYLEIGH romantics can send their Valentine a very public love letter and help the British Heart Foundation at the same time. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3301 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3301 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:31:00 GMT THE London Bus Theatre Company is looking for diamonds in the rough to join its new drama club. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3299 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3299 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:29:00 GMT A TEACHER was set to brave the elements last week in an effort to teach his students about poverty. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3296 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3296 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:27:00 GMT SIX STUDENTS from the FitzWimarc School, in Rayleigh, are through to the National Trampoline Finals. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3294 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3294 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:25:00 GMT POLICE are searching for thieves who stole £120,000 worth of children's computer brproducts. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3292 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3292 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:23:00 GMT BRITISH Transport Police are hunting armed robbers after a 16-year-old boy was threatened with a knife for a £30 phone. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3290 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3290 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:21:00 GMT ROCHFORD Council is organising a series of walks to help residents get fit. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3288 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3288 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:19:00 GMT BASILDON'S 'Books For Free' store has been given a lifeline after its lease was extended. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3286 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3286 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:18:00 GMT BAS VEGAS is to get a late bus at last! brCounty Hall has agreed to put up £50,000 to fund a service from the town to the Festival Leisure Park, initially for a year. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3284 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3284 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:16:00 GMT BASILDON romantics can send their Valentine a very public love letter and help the British Heart Foundation at the same time. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3282 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3282 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:13:00 GMT A BASILDON teenager has won an award – thanks to Gateway 97. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3279 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3279 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:11:00 GMT YELLOW Advertiser has teamed up with Rotary Club of Corringham Thameside and Gateway 97. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3276 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3276 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:08:00 GMT YOU CAN now recycle your unwanted electrical items in Basildon town centre. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3274 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3274 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:06:00 GMT NEXT month The Beatles will be raffled and Keith Moon goes under the hammer! brIt is all part of Dean Smith's way to raise money for charity. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3272 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3272 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:04:00 GMT EVICTING Travellers from Dale Farm could have cost almost half the £18million feared. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3270 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3270 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 10:01:00 GMT HEALTH inspectors found conditions that were a serious risk to public safety when they visited an Indian restaurant. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3268 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3268 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:57:00 GMT A PROMINENT Labour councillor is hopeful play areas earmarked for sale to part-fund the Sporting Village could yet be saved. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3266 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3266 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:56:00 GMT A BILLERICAY pre-school is more environmentally friendly thanks to improvements. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3264 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3264 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:53:00 GMT FINALISTS for the Showchoir event 2012 have been announced. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3260 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3260 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:49:00 GMT PARKING charges should be increased to subsidise day centre fees, the council's Labour group leader has said. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3258 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3258 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:47:00 GMT OVERNIGHT police patrols have been targeting borough burglary hot spots. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3254 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3254 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:46:00 GMT CASSIE Sutton has been dubbed recycling queen by the rail company she works for. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3250 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3250 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:46:00 GMT CASSIE Sutton has been dubbed recycling queen by the rail company she works for. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3246 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3246 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:43:00 GMT HAVE you ever wanted to become the next Poirot, Miss Marple or Inspector Morse brBudding sleuths are invited to dust off their deer stalker, grab their magnifying glass and put their detective skills to the test in a murder mystery night being held at Orsett Hall. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3244 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3244 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:42:00 GMT A FREE outdoor sculpture exhibition at the Royal Opera House (ROH) Production Park in Purfleet has been unveiled. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3242 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3242 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:38:00 GMT YOUNGSTERS will be reaching for their Baggy Trousers when they take part in their latest school production next week. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3240 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3240 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:36:00 GMT DO YOU care about your local hospital services and want to influence their future brThen why not represent the views of your community and scrutinise the work of your NHS by becoming a governor at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals (BTUH) brThere are 14 governor posts coming up for election in March with vacancies for two staff governors and 12 public governors across the Basildon, Thurrock and Brentwood areas. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3237 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3237 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:33:00 GMT MORE than £1million could be ploughed into local businesses and services if plans for an Olympic campsite in Fairlop goes ahead, according to a landowner. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3235 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3235 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:30:00 GMT A NEW primary school providing 840 places will open in the borough later this year. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3233 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3233 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:27:00 GMT A CARPET shop owner said he is delighted to be back in business after the London riots. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3231 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3231 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:26:00 GMT ILFORD is the place to be over the summer. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3229 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3229 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:23:00 GMT THE FAMILY of a child mauled by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier in a Chingford park have spoken of their horror. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3227 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3227 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:21:00 GMT A WALTHAM Forest resident has celebrated her 100th birthday. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3225 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3225 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:19:00 GMT WALTHAMSTOW Wetlands has won a prestigious planning award. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3223 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3223 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:17:00 GMT OUTSTANDING achievement was recognised at Sir George Monoux College's Annual Student Awards earlier this month. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3221 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3221 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:14:00 GMT THE author of a novel about a fictional Walthamstow couple came to town for a book signing on Saturday. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3219 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3219 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:11:00 GMT PATIENTS at Newham Hospital can now surf the web easier now WiFi has gone live throughout its buildings. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3217 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3217 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:09:00 GMT POLICE activity will be stepped up on the bus network and at transport hubs around Newham as part of an initiative to fight robberies in the borough. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3215 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3215 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:08:00 GMT A PREDATORY paedophile who lured young boys to his home with treats has been jailed for 11 years. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3213 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3213 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:05:00 GMT COUNCIL tax will be frozen for another year at County Hall – even though the authority faces a budget shortfall of £38million over the next three years. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3207 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3207 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 09:04:00 GMT TWO STARS of Strictly Come Dancing will perform for Essex Air Ambulance. http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3204 http://www.romford-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=3204 Sat, 30 Jan 0012 08:59:00 GMT DISABLED people visiting Thorndon Country Park will find it easier to travel around with the help of four wheeled scooters.