Residents are being urged to share their views on proposals from Barking and Dagenham Council’s budget for 2025-2026.

Barking and Dagenham’s top-performing GCSE pupils were each given a £300 grant to spend during their A-Levels at an awards ceremony held at Eastbrook School.

A routine inspection from Barking and Dagenham Council’s Environmental Health Officers has resulted in a local shop being fined over £15,000 and made to close its doors.

A man from Barking has been found guilty at court for breaking his Section 80 Noise Abatement Notice and ordered to pay over £3,000 at court.

Heathlands Day Centre, in Dagenham, was recently given a new lease of life as council partners and the local community worked together to revamp the gardens and provide greater wheelchair access.

A new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) scheme has been launched by Barking and Dagenham Council with sexual harassment being added to the list of prohibited behaviours.

A new scheme by Barking and Dagenham Council is helping people with learning disabilities, autism and long-term health conditions into work.

Ahead of Halloween and Bonfire night, Barking and Dagenham Council’s Trading Standards conducted several test purchasing operations.

Barking and Dagenham parks are ranked fourth best across 25 participating London boroughs in the latest 2024 Good Parks for London report.

The report looks at how London boroughs are performing against ten assessment Good Parks criteria, including public satisfaction, events, supporting nature, community involvement, sustainability, strategic planning and more. 

Passersby were invited to take part in a road safety event in Barking last week where they traded places with a heavy goods vehicle driver.