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Nominations open for Women’s Empowerment Awards 2020

The role of inspirational women and their achievements is being celebrated during March next year, as part of Barking and Dagenham’s sixth annual Women’s Empowerment Month.

A highlight of the month-long celebration is the 2020 Women’s Empowerment Awards which will honour and celebrate the borough’s amazing and inspirational women.

26 November 2019
Riverside School students go on international football tour

A group of promising footballers from the Riverside School, recently went on an unforgettable trip to France to test their skills against local sides.

During the trip, the students were based at C.D.F.A.S Sports Center Eaubonne which has been used by professional athletes such as Didier Drogba and the Ivory Coast national squad when visiting France.

25 November 2019
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More new jobs exclusively available for residents via the Job Shop

More new jobs that are exclusively available to residents of the borough have been added to Barking and Dagenham Council’s Job Shop listings.

The latest opportunities include jobs in warehouses, customer service posts, construction vacancies and care roles, with both full and part-time positions available for local job seekers.

This week there are 30 full-time forklift driver vacancies, working four days on four days off, and paying £10.03 per hour, as well as 10 labourer posts with a pay of £11.50 per hour.

25 November 2019
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Council extends deadline for applications for the Equality and Diversity Community Fund

The application deadline for community organisations across Barking and Dagenham has been extended to Sunday 10 November.  

The fund will allow local charities and community groups, to play a bigger role in delivering a range of events.

The fund will be related to the Barking and Dagenham equality and diversity calendar, which involves everything from LGBT History Month to national independence days.

View the full calendar and an online application.

21 November 2019
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Dagenham school children honour war heroes with beautiful handmade displays

Students of Rush Green Primary School in Dagenham showed their respect for the fallen by putting together a series of remembrance displays around their school.

The whole school got involved in creating the displays, with pupils from Years 5 and 6 providing poems and other writings about the war.

Staff and students held a two minutes’ silence on Monday 11 November to mark Armistice Day and, later, parents were invited into the school to view the children’s work.

15 November 2019
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Barking recycling company pays the price for dumping

A local business has been fined following its failure to obtain the necessary permission to deposit a skip on a public highway and to pay an initial Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN).

Back in March 2018, council officers discovered a builder’s skip belonging to Quick Skips London Recycling Ltd of Thames Road Barking, on the public highway namely Manor Square in Dagenham.

14 November 2019
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Anonymous tip off shuts down Dagenham brothel

A vigilant resident has played a huge part in helping to shut down the activities of an illegal brothel operating in Beverley Road, Dagenham.

Enforcement Officers from the council and the Police gained access to the property last week, 7 November, following a report from a concerned resident that they had seen men entering the property all times, night and day, a woman exposing herself and finding used condoms outside the property.

11 November 2019
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East London council celebrates Inter Faith Week

Barking and Dagenham celebrates Interfaith week, from Sunday 10 – Saturday 16 November. This national programme focuses on interfaith understanding and cooperation, strengthens good interfaith relations, increases awareness of the different and distinct faith communities and increases understanding between people of religious and non-religious beliefs.

8 November 2019
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Dagenham students raise money for charity to celebrate Black History Month

Kind hearted pupils from All Saints Catholic School in Dagenham have been raising money for charity whilst celebrating Black British History.

The sixth form students held a whole week of Black History Month themed fundraising events including a quiz, a dance competition and even a fashion show and in total, raised £200 for Sickle Cell UK.

8 November 2019
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Council tenant loses property for persistent noise disturbance

A Dagenham woman has had her council property taken from her for continuous noise nuisance and anti-social behaviour.

Nicola Groom, previously of 26 Highview House, Dagenham was evicted from her one bedroom property having been prosecuted for breaching her noise abatement notice three times following complaints from her neighbours for persistently playing loud music.

Following a court appearance at Romford County Court on Thursday 1 August, Miss Groom was evicted from her one bedroom flat and the council took back possession of the property on Wednesday 23 October.

6 November 2019

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