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Havering

[ hey-ver-ing ]

noun

  1. a borough of Greater London, England.


Havering

/ ˈheɪvərɪŋ /

noun

  1. a borough of NE Greater London, formed in 1965 from Romford and Hornchurch (both previously in Essex). Pop: 224 600 (2003 est). Area: 120 sq km (46 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

David Pickthall, who was appointed an MBE in 2015 for services to education and charity, worked as a teacher at Brentwood School in Essex and as a choirmaster in the London Borough of Havering when some of his offending happened.

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Havering Council told the BBC that the reason for Susan's homelessness was due to her private landlord evicting her, an issue on the rise.

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But with an estimated 183,000 people in London living in temporary digs supplied by their local authorities, this small hotel room was the best Havering Council could offer her.

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Susan is currently among 2,500 on Havering Council's waiting list for a permanent home.

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A spokesman for Havering Borough Council, which is consulting on plans to close four more libraries in north-east London, said the proposals were “one of many painful decisions” it would need to take until a better funding deal could be sought from central government.

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