Readers have shared fond memories of Romford shops that have closed forever. The Recorder published a story last Sunday about stores that played a vital role on the high street. Suggestions ranged ...

Romford has had a wealth of businesses and stores over the years, so we have looked back at some of its most famous and celebrated. From the iconic Debenhams department store captured in colour to ...

A toy shop in a Romford shopping centre is closing permanently next week after it was deemed no longer "commercially viable". The Entertainer in The Mercury Shopping Centre will close its doors for ...

So what is it exactly? Well my two daughters and I all love to shop and have way too many clothes. We originally decided to get together with some friends over a glass of Prosecco (the sip) and ...

Around £21,000 worth of skin lightening products have been raided from a Romford shop in east London. Havering Council’s trading standards officers seized 1,400 items including soaps, serums, creams ...

A viral chicken eatery has closed the doors to one of its locations while it looks for a spot better suited for them. NUGS, which was created by Reis Esiroglu, had one spot in Romford and one spot in ...

Homes and businesses were evacuated after police were called to an explosion in Romford, east London. Police and emergency services were called to the scene in Harold Hill and a cordon was in place ...

Homes were evacuated in a London street after an explosion earlier this afternoon. Firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene in Harold Hill - but there were no injuries. Police, who had earlier ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Having long been a byword for all things déclassé, fortune seems finally to be favouring Romford, on the eastern ...

Booming house prices are not the only benefit expected in Romford, Essex, from the arrival of Crossrail. From May 2019, the £15 billion east-west railway takes over the existing Shenfield to Liverpool ...