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Barking and Dagenham Council takes a zero-tolerance approach to businesses selling illegal cigarettes to its residents. This has been proven in court where a Dagenham business has been ordered to pay out over £3,000.

The Trading Standards team at Barking and Dagenham Council have launched an initiative to stamp out the sale of the illegal vapes and to prevent young people under 18 from buying them.

Residents of Barking and Dagenham who are interested in a career in the construction industry are being invited to get in touch with the Barking Riverside Innovation in Construction Centre (BRIC).

Two men who were previously employed as waste collection officers with Barking and Dagenham Council have been found guilty of fraud.

Both men appeared in Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday 27 October, to be sentenced for one joint count of Fraud by abuse of position, following an internal council investigation.

Barking and Dagenham Council is inviting residents to give their views on proposed changes to its working age Council Tax Support (CTS) scheme from 1 April 2024.

An investment company has been ordered to pay tens of thousands of pounds for illegally creating two flats above a shop without the required planning permission.

A man from Dagenham who failed to pay a Fixed Penalty Notice for littering has been found guilty in court and ordered to pay hundreds of pounds.

Barking and Dagenham Council has launched Inclusive Digital Zones at the two of its main libraries to help remove some of the barriers to digital technology many people with disabilities face.

The fostering team at Barking and Dagenham have won a prestigious Fostering Excellence Award, recognising their exceptional contributions to foster care. 

Barking and Dagenham Council’s Cabinet agreed the latest report on the council’s finances at its meeting on Tuesday 17 October.