August’s local stories included;

• Dressmaker to stars raises £2000 to local hospice.
• Budding Football Coaches can access Essex FA YouTube Channel. 
• Havering Woman’s Aid received £127,000 by City Bridge Trust to provide domestic abuse advisers.  
• Redbridge Drivers asked to tackle air pollution by turning off idling engines.
• New Hornchurch Sports centre to be named ‘Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre’
• Liberty Shopping Centre launches ‘SuperHero’ Super Summer holiday activities.
• Barking & Dagenham Council to force business closures if Coronavirus Guidelines are not followed. 
• Havering College QuarlesCampus closes after 47 Years.
• Bedrock Radio Receives Coronavirus Community Support Funding 
• Redbridge Council & Met Police launch task force to clean up town centre.
• Tributes paid to murdered King George Hospital worker.
• King George Specialist Sheejo, raises funds for Clover Ward. 
• Two Landlords fined for operating unlicensed multiple houses of multiple occupancy
• Barking & Dagenham CCTV cameras help fight Fly Tipping
• BHRUT call on A-Level Students to consider career in Nursing 
• Former Firefighter celebrated 100th Birthday.
• Havering College Students “Having Difficulty” accessing BTEC Results 
• Wedding Venue Ashwells in Brentwood closes.
• Film released by Barking & Dagenham Council “Lost Hours” to tackle youth violence. 
• Havering Council opens consultation to extend PSPO in Romford.
• Former The Voice contestant entertains shoppers to raise funds for Hospice.
• CCG’s reveal that 2 in 5 people are concerned about being a burden on their GP.
• Romford entrepreneur Becky Wash in part of national MS campaign  ‘More to uS’ 
• Back To School – Transport For London provide extra School Buses for Social Distancing.