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.
Residents, landlords and private tenants in Barking and Dagenham are being encouraged to not miss out on the opportunity to share their views on the future of property licensing in the borough.
A landlady who illegally converted her property into two separate flats and continued to ignore enforcement notices from Barking and Dagenham Council has been found guilty in court.
A local Dagenham company has been found guilty in court and ordered to pay thousands of pounds in fines and costs after it was caught on a Barking and Dagenham Council CCTV dumping a truck load of waste.
Today is National Offer Day and sees 94.20 per cent (3,052 pupils) of parents in given their first preference, placing Barking and Dagenham second in London.
A go kart company has been ordered to pay almost £120,000 after it was found guilty in court for an offence under s3(1) Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which resulted in the tragic death of a teenage girl.
The owner of a shop in Barking caught selling illegal cigarettes by Barking and Dagenham Council Trading Standards Officers has been fined almost £1,000.
Barking and Dagenham Council’s ninth Women’s Empowerment Awards ceremony took place last night (Monday 25 March), showcasing and celebrating the exceptional achievements of women and girls across the borough.
