A Barking restaurant owner has been fined after failing to provide legally required records showing how commercial waste from his business was disposed of.

A land management company has been fined almost £7,000 after repeatedly failing to clear rubbish and bulky waste from a residential site in Barking, despite multiple warnings and enforcement action from the council.

Barking and Dagenham Council is developing a brand-new housing strategy to help shape the future of housing across the borough - and is calling on residents to get involved and share their views.