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A new Corporate Plan setting out the main priorities for Barking and Dagenham Council over the next three years has been unveiled.

Times are hard for the majority of people right now due to the cost of living crisis, so to help with this Barking and Dagenham Council’s Regulatory Service has launched a scheme to help support local food banks in the borough.

A shop in Barking that was found with over 3,000 illegal cigarettes has been ordered to pay over £1,000 by a judge.

The Trading Standards Team at Barking and Dagenham Council take a zero-tolerance approach to the supply of illegal tobacco and recently took a local business to court after it was caught three times selling the illicit products.

Residents of Barking and Dagenham are being invited to find out about jobs and training opportunities available at a Job and Skills Fair which will take place on 18 May.

On the day, attendees will be able to talk to employers, organisations looking to recruit staff and a number of training providers, be interviewed on the spot for open vacancies and speak to specialists who will be able to review CVs and where necessary, improve it.

Dagenham Park Church of England School have been shortlisted for the prestigious Tes Schools Awards 2023, with a nomination for the Inclusive School of the Year Award.

A series of permanent artworks and a community garden have been unveiled to celebrate the work of Barking and Dagenham Council’s Specialist Intervention Service.

Residents of the Gascoigne estate in Barking are being alerted to an ongoing training exercise between the London Fire Brigade (LFB) and the council at Fiske Court.

Fiona Taylor has been appointed as Barking and Dagenham Council’s new permanent chief executive. 

Events are returning to Barking and Dagenham and they’re starting with a bang as the east London council celebrates the King’s coronation with a weekend of events on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 May.