Becontree Weekender 2021 - Highlights!

The Becontree Forever lived up to the its billing as THE biggest event in B&D of the summer – check out our highlights video to find out more about our free event in Parsloes Park!

Coronavirus update - 15 September 2021

Israt’s Covid story – remembering Iftekharuddin Ahmed

In Barking and Dagenham alone, over 550 people have sadly lost their lives to coronavirus. Iftekharuddin Ahmed was one of them. He worked as a taxi driver in the borough after relocating his family here so that his daughter could enjoy a better life.

Council and police work together to stop antisocial behaviour in B&D

Through a series of Days of Action, council Enforcement officers have been working alongside the police to stamp out antisocial behaviour in Barking Town Centre, and the results have been fantastic!