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 bench has been installed on the premises of Jo Richardson Community School, in Dagenham in tribute to one of their former pupils, Jodie Chesney. She was stabbed while out in a park with her friends on a Friday night in March 2019.
The owner of, and estate agent responsible for letting a two-bedroom flat in Dagenham have been found guilty in court for providing extremely poor living conditions for tenants and have been ordered to pay over £22,000 between them.
The newly launched Parent and Carer Forum, which meets monthly, focuses on making it easier for people to get the help they need, when and where they need it – tailoring services to people looking after children.
Barking and Dagenham Council’s planning committee have voted unanimously in favour of plans for a new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) to be built at Barking Community Hospital.
Last week, Barking and Dagenham Council launched an initiative to bring residents, Councillors and council officers together to combat antisocial behaviour concerns across the borough.
Following reports of a man armed with a crossbow at a Dagenham park, police were called in and their efforts led to the arrest of a man with a loaded crossbow and a knife at the entrance to Dagenham East Station on the morning of Thursday 2 February.
Barking and Dagenham council raised the LGBT+ flag in a show of support for the local LGBT+ community. The flag raising ceremony marked the beginning of the council's LGBT+ History Month celebrations, which will feature a series of events aimed at promoting diversity and inclusiveness.
