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Barking and Dagenham Council has agreed its budget for 2025/26, amidst significant financial challenges affecting councils across the country.

In its continued efforts to engage with the community around local issues, Barking and Dagenham Council is encouraging residents to attend next month’s Safer Neighbourhood Board meeting.

Rubina Siddique has been elected as a Councillor for Whalebone Ward, following the by-election that took place on Thursday 20 February.

Barking and Dagenham Council are well on the way to fulfilling a pledge to plant 50,000 trees across the borough by 2030, with £180,000 secured in funding for over 36,000 trees to be planted this year.

Over 300 Barking and Dagenham residents attended the council’s Job Fair on Tuesday 11 February at the BLC.

A landlord of a property in Dagenham, has been fined over £2,300 for not providing essential safety documents to Barking and Dagenham Council’s Private Sector Housing Team.

The Equality and Diversity Community Fund, launched in 2019, offers charities and local groups the chance to apply for up to £500 for initiatives that provide opportunities for residents with protected characteristics.

Residents and community groups have the opportunity to recognise and celebrate the outstanding contributions women have made in Barking and Dagenham as part of the council’s Women’s Empowerment Month in March.

A Barking resident has been fined over £1,700 after failing to identify the driver of his vehicle who had been seen littering from the car window.

This February marks the 20th anniversary of LGBT+ History Month, and Barking and Dagenham Council is proud to join the nationwide celebration under the theme "Activism and Social Change." This theme underscores the pivotal role that LGBT+ individuals have played in advocating for and achieving social progress, benefiting not only the LGBT+ community but society as a whole.