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.
Barking and Dagenham Council teamed up with Growing Communities’ Better Food Shed, a not-for-profit organic fruit and vegetable wholesaler, to deliver 1,000 food hampers to support families who need it the most.
Barking and Dagenham’s Eastbury Manor House will reopen its doors from Wednesday 5 April following its closure over the Winter for repairs and maintenance.
In recognition of the great work it does, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD) has been ranked joint first in the country in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) Planning Performance Tables for two key metrics – on-time major and non-major decisions.
In Barking and Dagenham all private landlords must have a licence issued by the council to rent their properties to tenants and if they don’t, they could face a huge fine as one Dagenham landlord recently found out.
As part of Barking and Dagenham Council’s annual Women’s Empowerment Month, the council has signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge, committing to recognise the impact of the menopause and actively supporting female staff who are affected.
420 young people from nine secondary schools across Barking and Dagenham have attended a free performance of BLKDOG at the Broadway Theatre, in Barking, before the cast flies off to Belgium and Singapore on tour.
