Hornchurch and Upminster MP Julia Lopez says she has been given a boost in a campaign to bring a new banking hub to Upminster.

Hornchurch station started its life welcoming steam trains more than a century ago and now sits on the District line of the London Underground.

A fly-tipped container resulted in a road closure this week in Upminster after being abandoned blocking, the road.

Plans for a brain injury rehabilitation centre in Upminster have been refused as it was deemed it would have a "harmful impact" on the surrounding area. A planning application was submitted to ...