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It is also an opportunity to encourage new business ideas and skills as it will see the market expand into the Town Square area, providing an opportunity for local businesses to test the local market and promote their products.



It will welcome around 27 new market stalls as part of a ‘Makers Market’, supported by the government's Reopening High Streets Safely Fund, and will run on Tuesdays and Saturdays from Saturday 17 July until mid-September, subject to government Covid guidance.

Last night, Wednesday 10 March, Barking and Dagenham Council launched its Domestic Abuse Commission Report. The Commission, which is a UK first, has brought together a panel of national experts and, chaired by Polly Neate CBE, CEO of Shelter, has been looking at attitudes to domestic abuse in the local community. The report, which is a culmination of 17 months of work, is intended to act as blueprint for others to follow in tackling this national issue, which has only been exacerbated by a year of lockdown caused by COVID-19. 

This March, Barking and Dagenham residents are being invited to take advantage of a variety of free online events to mark the achievements of women past and present as part of Women’s Empowerment Month.

Now in its seventh year, the month-long programme of events celebrates the contribution that women and girls make to the borough and draws on the official themes marked by International Women’s Day and The United Nations International Women’s Day.

There continues to be traffic disruption due to mains replacement work being carried out along Rainham Road South, starting from the junction of Reede Road to the junction of Dagenham Road.

These works have now progressed to Rainham Road South junction of Dagenham Road and as such, additional delays are expected at this junction for the next three weeks.

Advance warning signs have been put up to inform of the disruption. Drivers should avoid the area or choose an alternative route where possible.

The total number of valid votes given to each registered party and individual candidate in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham area is as follows:

Total verified votes cast: 38,244

Turnout: 31.56%

From Tuesday 5 March 2019, Cadent Gas will be carrying out gas mains replacement work along Rainham Road South, between the junction of Reede Road and the junction of Dagenham Road. 

Work will be carried out in five phases between March and July 2019. During these phases, parking bays will have to be suspended and there won’t be access to Surrey Road from Rainham Road South at times that will be displayed on the road.