A routine inspection from Barking and Dagenham Council’s Environmental Health Officers has resulted in a local shop being fined over £15,000 and made to close its doors.

Heathlands Day Centre, in Dagenham, was recently given a new lease of life as council partners and the local community worked together to revamp the gardens and provide greater wheelchair access.

A new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) scheme has been launched by Barking and Dagenham Council with sexual harassment being added to the list of prohibited behaviours.

A new scheme by Barking and Dagenham Council is helping people with learning disabilities, autism and long-term health conditions into work.

Barking and Dagenham Council is asking people to ‘do one thing’ to improve their financial wellbeing as part of the Money and Pensions Service’s Talk Money Week.

Held from 4 - 8 November, Talk Money Week aims to reduce the stigma around money by encouraging conversations among everyone, from families and friends to colleagues and communities.

Barking and Dagenham parks are ranked fourth best across 25 participating London boroughs in the latest 2024 Good Parks for London report.

The report looks at how London boroughs are performing against ten assessment Good Parks criteria, including public satisfaction, events, supporting nature, community involvement, sustainability, strategic planning and more. 

Ahead of Halloween and Bonfire night, Barking and Dagenham Council’s Trading Standards conducted several test purchasing operations.

Passersby were invited to take part in a road safety event in Barking last week where they traded places with a heavy goods vehicle driver.

Trading Standards Officers from Barking and Dagenham Council have carried out several test purchases to check if high-strength corrosive products were being sold to underage individuals.

Barking and Dagenham Council, in partnership with local faith leaders, will be marking Islamophobia Awareness Month for the first time this November, standing in solidarity to combat Islamophobia and promote understanding within the community.