Finally, back in theatres, Hollywood’s dominant film franchise posted the biggest opening of the pandemic era as Marvel spinoff “Black Widow” ruled last weekend’s box office. 

The long-awaited film sees Scarlett Johansson play the ‘Black Widow’ in a solo spy adventure long before she becomes an avenger.

Barking and Dagenham Council is joining a new London-wide campaign encouraging businesses to help tackle air pollution by turning their vehicle engines off when not moving.



The Idling Action Project, jointly led by Camden Council and City of London Corporation, and supported by the Mayor of London, has been running since 2016. It sees Barking and Dagenham Council and 30 other London councils joining forces in a bid to cut dangerous vehicle emissions.

A Dagenham resident has been fined over £600 after he failed to provide the details of the driver who was caught dropping a cigarette on the borough’s streets.



On the 7 March 2020, Barking and Dagenham Council enforcement officers witnessed a male driver of a Blue Mercedes dispose of a cigarette on the public highway, which is a littering offence according to Section 87(1) Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Residents of Barking and Dagenham are being encouraged to join a virtual Q&A session to discuss the future of the Heathway Public Space Protection Order (PSPO).



The Q&A session which will take place on Microsoft Teams, is part of a wider consultation, which has already included an initial survey which revealed that 90.2% of residents would support the continuation of the PSPO in Dagenham Heathway.

A meat processing and preservation business in Barking has been fined nearly £1,400 after one of their vehicles was caught not displaying a ‘No Smoking’ sign which is a requirement by law.



On the 27 November 2019, a vehicle belonging to ACM Meat Factory Ltd of River Road, Barking, was stopped by council enforcement officers during one of many routine multi-agency operations in the borough to check vehicle particulars.

A meat processing and preservation business in Barking has been fined nearly £1,400 after one of their vehicles was caught not displaying a ‘No Smoking’ sign which is a requirement by law.



On the 27 November 2019, a vehicle belonging to ACM Meat Factory Ltd of River Road, Barking, was stopped by council enforcement officers during one of many routine multi-agency operations in the borough to check vehicle particulars.

Barking and Dagenham Council’s children services has been given a clean bill of health following an inspection visit by Ofsted in May. 

 

The feedback was contained in a letter received on Thursday 15 July, after a visit by Ofsted inspectors to the council’s children’s services on 26 and 27 May this year.

 

Barking and Dagenham Council has teamed up with local primary schools to launch the third phase of its Lost Hours campaign in a bid to tackle youth violence and exploitation. 

The Lost Hours campaign launched with a two-month borough-wide communications campaign in August 2020. The campaign kicked off with a hard-hitting short film featuring the voices of local people who have been affected by youth violence, including parents who have tragically lost children. 

PE teacher, Hannah Whitfield, has been awarded the Dallaglio RugbyWorks Teacher of the Year Award for her work with young people at Mayesbrook Park School in Barking and Dagenham.

The Dallaglio Foundation, founded by former England rugby player, Lawrence Dallaglio in 2009, engages young people through the power of sport, giving them the means and inspiration to change their lives for the better.

Hannah discovered she had won the award during a virtual awards ceremony hosted by Lawrence Dallaglio and Zenna Hopson. 

Barking and Dagenham Council teamed up with Excel Training Solutions to help schools reduce the risk of students taking knives, and other prohibited items into schools. 

 

Staff in ten schools took part in the course' Risk Reduction Through Search and Confiscation - Training for Trainers'. The training includes observational demonstrations and practising search techniques to give staff the ability to perform searches for unauthorised items when reasonable.