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For the first-time ever by a local authority, a flag flying ceremony marking South Asian Heritage Month was flown above Barking Town Hall.

Young people from Barking and Dagenham have exhibited work they created as part of the Accelerate architecture programme.

Over 27,000 households are being written to this week reminding them that they are eligible for a one-off payment of £150 to help with rising energy costs. It is not a loan and they do not have to pay this back.

School Crossing Patrol officers are set to return to the borough’s streets to help protect pupils going to and from school so that our children remain safe.

Council Housing Enforcement Officer issued the landlord with the order after discovering several issues with the property.

A facility in Dagenham that supports people living with autism has received a prestigious accreditation from the National Autistic Society following an inspection in June.

A fly-pitcher trying their luck in Barking has had thousands of illegal cigarettes seized after she tried to sell them to plain clothed enforcement officers.

Thirty people from Barking and Dagenham took part in the 50th anniversary, of the UK’s first Pride parade in London on Saturday 2 July.

An operation by Barking and Dagenham Council’s Trading Standards team has resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of counterfeit goods from a trader operating in Barking.

Barking and Dagenham Council Trading Standards Officers carried out an operation on Saturday 25 June where an individual under 18-years of age tried to purchase cigarettes from 23 different businesses. All 23 of these businesses refused to sell cigarettes to the young person.