HISTORICAL FACTS: Romford | History Defined

Watch: Huge grass fires rage in east London amid 'exceptionally high' wildfire threat

120 firefighters battle two blazes in Romford as over 30 acres of grass destroyed in latest fires linked to hot weather

Evening Standard · Jul 29

Man charged after motorcyclist dies in east London crash

Anwar Shinwari died in the collision in Romford on Sunday July 19

Evening Standard · Jul 27

Police hunt man after motorcyclist dies in collision with car in east London

The driver of the car fled the scene after a collision with a motorcyclist in Romford on Saturday

Evening Standard · Jul 23

Romford Conservatives complain over Reform defector MP's posters outside HQ

The local Conservatives have said they asked Reform defector Andrew Rosindell to take the adverts down, claiming they are ‘misleading election communications’

Evening Standard · May 5

Teen, 16, charged with murder of boy, 14, shot dead in Woolwich 'after telling mum he was filming music video with friends'

The 16-year-old, of Romford, will appear at Thames Magistrates Court on Saturday accused of killing Eghosa Ogbebor

Evening Standard · Apr 10

Romford boy, 16, charged with murder of Eghosa Ogbebor, 14, in south London

Shooting took place near Woolwich Dockyard train station, and another 16-year-old boy remains in custody

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10

Romford’s Reform Referendum: Inside the borough that could ‘Brexit from London’

After their MP promised a vote on whether to remain a part of the capital, Bryony Gooch and Shaheena Uddin meet Havering locals, who are divided on the idea

The Independent UK · Mar 7

What would happen if the London borough of Havering voted for independence?

A public policy expert breaks down what independence could mean in practice

Evening Standard · Feb 23

East London borough will get 'independence' vote on leaving capital under Reform UK, Nigel Farage rally told

Romford MP Andrew Rosindell told the Reform UK event that Havering residents would get a choice to remain Londoners or rejoin Essex

Evening Standard · Feb 16

Nigel Farage leads Romford rally as Reform campaigns on migrants, homes and crime for London elections

Reform is seeking to recruit 1,800 candidates to stand in the borough elections

Evening Standard · Feb 16