Trading Standards carried out raids across Barking and Dagenham on 26 and 27 November as part of Operation CeCe, a nationwide initiative to tackle the illegal tobacco trade.
A couple in Dagenham have been fined for failing to comply with planning regulations after constructing an unsightly extension that did not conform to approved plans.
A Barking restaurant has been found guilty at court and fined thousands of pounds after it for fly-tipping and failing to comply with waste management regulations.
A judge has ruled that anyone entering the communal areas of 16 housing blocks in Barking will be arrested after being plagued with antisocial behaviour (ASB).
A man from Barking who refused to provide the details of the person driving his car caught littering by Barking and Dagenham Council Enforcement Officers has been found guilty in court.
An illegal Chadwell Heath car wash that ignored a Barking and Dagenham Council Enforcement notice to stop using the premises for washing cars has been found guilty in court.
A Hornchurch property investment business has been found guilty in court for ignoring a Barking and Dagenham Council Enforcement Notice and failing to clear waste from its land.
Budding, young entrepreneurs from Barking and Dagenham are getting support from a local organisation to develop their business ideas with the aim of hopefully launching them.
Residents and visitors of Barking and Dagenham can now park for free for up to one hour in both on street locations as well as some council-owned car parks.
Local businesses across Barking and Dagenham will now be able to grow their business, get support and opportunities to build capacity thanks to a partnership between the council and Barking Enterprise Centre (BEC).
Six local heroes who help displaced residents from last summer’s fire have had their selfless service recognised by being honoured with a Leader’s Recognition Award by Cllr Darren Rodwell, Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council
