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Barking and Dagenham’s traveller injunction has been ruled to be legal. The council and 11 other local authorities took the case to the Court of Appeal in December 2021. 



The council’s Legal Services represented four of the successful other councils.



The Court of Appeal on Thursday, 13 January, overturned the May 21 judgment of the High Court. Mr Justice Nicklin had previously ruled that a local council cannot have a ‘persons unknown’ injunction that binds ‘newcomers’.

A dodgy landlord from Camden has been ordered to pay over £64,000 for breaking housing regulations on a property in Barking.



0n the 20 July, last year, Mr Sumon Miah of Mortimer Terrace, Highgate was found guilty at Barkingside Magistrates Court for breaching a planning enforcement notice served on a property being used illegally as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).

Eastbury Community School once again raised thousands of pounds for charity last term.

The school supports the Movember campaign every year by increasing awareness of prostate and testicular cancer and raising money for the charity. As well as staff getting sponsored to grow 'mos', there were assemblies to deliver the campaign's key messages, including supporting conversation around mental health to lower the rates of suicide, especially amongst men who find it difficult to talk about their problems.

Residents are being urged to have their say on the council’s latest budget plans, which include no cuts to frontline services as well as a multi-million-pound investment to improve the lives of families in Barking and Dagenham.

Around £11million will be invested over four years into the early help service to provide specialist early intervention to support those that need it the most, minimising the long-term cost to the taxpayer.

A council manager with responsibility for the borough’s libraries and community centres has been named in this year’s honours list.

Zoinul Abidin, Head of Universal Services has been recognised by Her Majesty the Queen and awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to public libraries.

Zoinul has is responsible for libraries, community hubs, social prescribing, community food clubs, children centres, healthy lifestyles and a nursery.

Barking and Dagenham School Improvement Partnership (BDSIP) has announced the appointment of Ben Spinks as its’ first chief executive.

Excitement is growing in Barking and Dagenham after preparations to begin building the first OnSide Youth Zone in London moved up another gear.

Councillor Darren Rodwell, Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council along with Deputy Leader, Cllr Saima Ashraf, Councillor Worby and the Young Mayor joined up with young people who have been working with OnSide to unveil a giant banner at the site.

The council has welcomed an announcement to review the accident and emergency services at King George Hospital.

The decision from the East London Health and Care Partnership (ELHCP) follows an independent investigation by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) into the proposals to change the Redbridge hospital into an urgent care centre.

On 30 September and 1 October, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham held the UK’s first-ever social cohesion hackathon in partnership with local technology company DigiLab.

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has been granted an injunction, thought to be the first of its kind in England and Wales, which bans unlawful campsites from being set up as well as prohibiting fly-tipping.

In total, 133 sites will be protected across Barking and Dagenham, including parks, open spaces, schools and industrial sites, all of which have experienced unlawful encampments in recent years.