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A case that has gone on for 13 years has resulted in a Loughton landlord having to pay out tens of thousands of pounds for continuing to ignore enforcement notices.

A local business has pleaded guilty in court after ignoring requests from Barking and Dagenham Council enforcement officers to clear up their land.

In a bid to crack down on the sales of vapes to young people and prevent them from smoking, Barking and Dagenham Council has launched a Responsible Retailer scheme.

A new museum dedicated to women’s history and experience has opened in Barking in east London.

Over three quarters of young people in Barking and Dagenham will attend their first preference secondary school from September this year.

Barking and Dagenham Council have launched a community-led cookbook in a bid to support residents to cook tasty and nourishing low-cost, low energy meals from scratch.

During February half term, Trading Standards Officers from Barking and Dagenham Council ran a two-day underage test purchasing operation alongside the Dagenham Safer Neighbourhood Police Team.

Past and present England heroes honoured with new £13 million sports Hub in East London

Barking and Dagenham Council has agreed it’s budget for 2024/25, against a backdrop of severe financial pressures which councils are facing across the country.

Staff and students at The Adult College, Barking and Dagenham are celebrating following the publication of its latest Ofsted inspection report – which graded it ‘good’ and says it “fosters the belief in residents that they can lift themselves up and improve their lives through education”.