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.
The ground-breaking social housing scheme A House for Artists in Barking Town Centre is in the running for the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize – the highest accolade in UK architecture.
The second round of Barking and Dagenham Council’s ‘Your Estate Your Call’ project is inviting residents of Ibscott, Highview House and John Burns Drive estates to have their say on improvements they’d like to see in their local area.
The Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, Cllr Darren Rodwell has today called for fairer funding for the borough following the publication of Ofsted’s inspection of its children’s services.
Following reports over the weekend that more than 150 schools in England have been identified as having a type of potentially dangerous concrete which has seen schools close, Barking and Dagenham Council is reassuring parents that none of its schools have been affected.
Dropping or throwing litter in a public place is a criminal offence under section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and carries a maximum fine of £2,500.
