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Online safety and identifying safe and unsafe places in the borough were just some of the key topics discussed at the 2025 Youth Safety Summit, held on Wednesday 2 July.
Trading Standards officers carried out a series of coordinated enforcement raids on Saturday, 28 June, targeting multiple retail premises suspected of selling illicit tobacco and vape products.
Barking and Dagenham Trading Standards has seized almost 1,300 illegal vapes from local retailers in the two weeks following the introduction of a nationwide ban on single-use vapes, which came into effect on 1 June 2025.
The borough’s hugely popular Guy Fawkes Lantern Parade returns this year with lots more free family fun and an award-winning laser lightshow to brighten up the winter night.
In a continued effort to reduce antisocial behaviour in the borough, Barking and Dagenham Council has been involved in another joint operation with the police.
Barking and Dagenham Council is encouraging residents to keep an eye on their elderly friends and family after several residents got caught out by a mail scam.
Barking and Dagenham council is keen to hear residents’ views and opinions on its draft Inclusive Growth Strategy – its plan for people and places as the borough continues to grow.
