Residents are being urged to take the “poo test” to detect early signs of bowel cancer.
The call comes after a local resident contacted Councillor Ray Morgon, to say how taking the simple 30-second test helped doctors diagnose his bowel cancer.
A new strategy to tackle the harm caused by cigarettes and vaping has been approved by Havering Council’s Cabinet. The five-year plan aims to reduce smoking in order to create a smoke-free society by 2030.
Women in north east London are being offered quicker access to specialist care and treatment for a range of health issues as new services are rolled out by the NHS in City & Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Barking Havering, Redbridge & Waltham Forest.
Havering Council is delighted to announce that the highly anticipated Mawneys and Mowbrays Supported housing Schemes have welcomed their first residents. The Mowbrays site, renamed Laws Park House, provides a vital opportunity for six adults with varying levels of learning disabilities to live well in their local community, keeping them close to existing support networks, avoiding out of borough placements whilst being supported to live as independently as possible.
Havering Council is aiming to reduce the harm caused by tobacco and vaping in the borough over the next five years and is asking residents for their views. The consultation closes on Monday 31 March 2025.
Harold Wood, South Hornchurch and Gidea Park libraries, will go before the Council’s Cabinet and face closure.
Havering Council has launched its; ‘Active Travel Consultation’, aimed at transforming the way people move across the borough.
Green-fingered Havering residents have donned their gardening gloves once again for this years Havering In Bloom competition.
Monday 9 September to mark Emergency Services Day. A ceremony at Havering Town Hall paid tribute to those who work and volunteer across the NHS and emergency services across the UK.
Havering Council’s licensing and trading standards teams have been out across the borough to prevent local retailers selling age-restricted products such as vapes and tobacco
