Scenes of celebration played out across the borough as students collected their GCSE results.

With just two weeks of the summer holidays left, there’s still plenty of time for families across Barking and Dagenham to make the most of things to do across the borough.

As part of recent developments, Fanshawe Community Hall is no longer being managed by the Fanshawe Community Association. The council is now inviting applications from interested parties to take on the lease and continue the hall’s legacy as a valued community asset.

Each October, we proudly celebrate Black History Month by honouring the achievements of individuals and organisations of African and Caribbean heritage who have made a lasting impact in Barking and Dagenham. Our Hall of Fame is a tribute to these contributions and we’re refreshing it for 2025.

Following receiving reports, Barking and Dagenham Council, in partnership with the Home Office, and Metropolitan Police, devised a coordinated operation to disrupt the persistent anti-social behaviour happening at Wickes in Barking.

Barking and Dagenham’s aspirational A-Level students have once again smashed expectations and achieved national-average beating results.

The east London council celebrated the launch of its latest Mockingbird Constellation with a celebratory event attended by children, carers and fostering officers.

Residents can expand their knowledge, improve their wellbeing, or take the first steps towards a new career as Barking and Dagenham Adult College launches its 2025/26 prospectus.  

A property in Barking has been issued with a Partial Closure Order after Barking and Dagenham Council and the Police responded to multiple reports of serious antisocial behaviour.

Leeds Credit Union has lent more than £500,000 to people living and working in Barking and Dagenham, it has announced.