A viral video that showed an employee smashing frozen fish onto the pavement has resulted in the fish monger being found guilty at court and being fined thousands of pounds.
Barking and Dagenham Council has partnered with the Ben Kinsella Trust to relaunch its hard-hitting campaign, ‘Lost Hours’, to crack down on youth violence and antisocial behaviour during the summer holidays.
Food business operators Mr Shir Rahman Ghanizada and Mr Luftur Rahman Ghanizada of Max Pizza and Kebab which trades as Immz's Pizza and Kebab pleaded guilty to food safety offences at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on 12 March 2024.
More than £1million has been given out to community groups in Barking and Dagenham thanks to an innovative ‘developer tax’ distributed through the Neighbourhood Fund where resident panel members make all of the decisions.
Barking and Dagenham Council is looking for a partner to manage two community assets in Dagenham on a 20-year lease to deliver an artist studio/workspace, and a cultural and social programme.
A revamped skate park, financial support for local community groups and laptops are just some of the benefits Barking and Dagenham Council has secured under its social value policy in the last 12 months.
In its continued efforts to stamp out fly-tipping in the borough, officers from Barking and Dagenham Council have seized two vehicles that were caught dumping rubbish.
A shop in Barking selling counterfeit electrical goods has had over 1,000 items confiscated by Barking and Dagenham Council enforcement officers following a routine inspection.
The owner of a Dagenham-based shipping firm has been convicted of fraud after falsely claiming to have purchased and transported a vehicle to the Caribbean.