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Barking and Dagenham Council has agreed it’s budget for 2024/25, against a backdrop of severe financial pressures which councils are facing across the country.
Staff and students at The Adult College, Barking and Dagenham are celebrating following the publication of its latest Ofsted inspection report – which graded it ‘good’ and says it “fosters the belief in residents that they can lift themselves up and improve their lives through education”.
A vulnerable council tenant in Barking and Dagenham has handed their keys back to the council and agreed to live in supported accommodation after their property had been taken over by drug users.
Access to affordable lending through Barking and Dagenham Money’s (BD Money) partnership with Leeds Credit Union has supported residents who may have otherwise used an unreliable high-cost lender or loan shark.
Barking and Dagenham Council’s Activate Volunteering Fund returns for a second round, making a £7,000 funding pot available to local residents in a bid to create more volunteering opportunities across the borough.
The east London council is inviting residents and private landlords to have their say on the future of property licensing schemes in Barking and Dagenham with the aim of improving the quality of private rented homes.
Today 15th February 2024 New Town Culture, the pioneering curatorial programme based within Barking and Dagenham Council announces an ambitious new artistic programme for 2024, including the new Women’s Museum opening with its first exhibition on International Women’s Day, Friday 8 March 2024.
