Sebastian Mann

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Sebastian Mann

Dump described as 'uncontaminated' to be reviewedA council will need to reassess its decision not to call a perennially burning rubbish dump "contaminated". Havering Council's decision was challenged in the High Court on 17 June by Clean the Air in Havering, a group set up to tackle the fires at Launders Lane in Rainham. The landfill site, on Arnolds Field, has caught fire more than 100 times since 2019, sending smoke into homes, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said.

1 month ago | barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk | Sebastian Mann

Proposals have been put forward for five modular classrooms to be built at Little Heath School, near Chadwell Heath. It is the council’s dedicated special school for children aged between 11 and 18, with 236 places. The council is projecting a shortfall of 57 places by September, the start of the new school year,  and the new rooms will accommodate autistic children and those with other speech and language needs.

1 month ago | newhamrecorder.co.uk | Sebastian Mann

The East London Joint Waste Plan (ELJWP) will determine how rubbish is collected across Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge until 2041. The last plan was published in 2012 and is now out of date, Havering Council says. The aim is to set up a "circular economy" in which products are consumed, recycled and reused – instead of being disposed of.

1 month ago | hackneygazette.co.uk | Sebastian Mann

Healthcare providers across eight boroughs were a combined £80m in the red in February, and were behind on mandated cuts by around £32.3m. The report was published by NHS North East London (NEL), the integrated care board (ICB) that oversees the finances of the area’s five NHS trusts. They cover Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Sebastian Mann

A north-east London NHS trust has paid out almost £70,000 in five years over wrongly prescribed medication. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University NHS Trust (BHRUT) paid £68,625 to five claimants. It was among the top ten highest paying trusts in England, out of 236. No other trusts in the capital made the list. A BHRUT spokesperson said it would be introducing electronic prescriptions in September, which would “significantly reduce” the risk.