Havering Council’s Trading Standards team has carried out test purchasing operations in Hornchurch and Rainham to ensure retailers are not selling age-restricted products, including knives and vapes, to under-18s. With the support of Metropolitan Police cadets, officers visited five businesses, all of which correctly refused sales to the young volunteers.
Queen’s Hospital has installed two new MRI scanners that will provide faster scans, clearer images and a more comfortable experience for patients. The upgrade is part of a wider investment in diagnostic services aimed at increasing capacity and reducing waiting times for tests.
Works continue at Gallows Corner, However TfL have a traffic order in place, which bans vehicles from travelling on this section of the road in a south-easterly direction, until June 30 or until the works have been completed,
Barking and Dagenham’s new ‘Behind Every Door’ initiative aims to visit all 16,500 council tenants over the next two years to check on property conditions, tenant well-being, and occupancy. With nearly 2,000 visits already complete, the programme is successfully preventing evictions, addressing property repairs like damp and mould, and tackling tenancy fraud.
