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Residents across the borough are invited to come along to a variety of fun and festive activities over the coming weeks.

A company has been found guilty and fined for placing a builders skip on the public highway without proper permission.

Barking and Dagenham Council has stepped up its efforts to stamp out fly-tipping with a revamped ‘Wall of Shame’ campaign designed to identify and fine rubbish dumpers.

A property owner in Dagenham has been fined nearly £30,000 for failing to comply with planning regulations regarding an unauthorised extension.

The owner of a shop in Dagenham has pleaded guilty at court after Trading Standards Officers from Barking and Dagenham Council discovered large quantities of illicit tobacco on the premises.

Residents are being urged to share their views on proposals from Barking and Dagenham Council’s budget for 2025-2026.

Barking and Dagenham’s top-performing GCSE pupils were each given a £300 grant to spend during their A-Levels at an awards ceremony held at Eastbrook School.

A man from Barking has been found guilty at court for breaking his Section 80 Noise Abatement Notice and ordered to pay over £3,000 at court.

A routine inspection from Barking and Dagenham Council’s Environmental Health Officers has resulted in a local shop being fined over £15,000 and made to close its doors.

Heathlands Day Centre, in Dagenham, was recently given a new lease of life as council partners and the local community worked together to revamp the gardens and provide greater wheelchair access.