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Parents and businesses are being warned about the dangers of cheap, unsafe toys currently flooding the UK marketplace.

A Dagenham shop, which had been selling illegal cigarettes, has had over 5,000 removed after they were spotted by a council Trading Standards officer. 

For the second time in a couple of months, Barking and Dagenham Council has moved on a group of individuals who were causing antisocial behaviour underneath Ripple Road fly-over.

The tricolour of the Indian flag were raised outside Barking Town Hall on Monday 15 August at 11am.

Trading Standards Officers from Barking and Dagenham Council carried out an operation to ensure that local businesses were not selling alcohol to young people last week. 

Barking and Dagenham Council marked Pakistan Independence Day by raising the Pakistan flag on Friday 12 August.

A total of £2m in Council Tax Rebate remains unclaimed by households in Barking and Dagenham and they are being urged to get in touch.

Barking and Dagenham is set to benefit from a £1.1million boost to tackle health and wellbeing inequalities across the borough.

Three owners of an illegal puppy farm that was operating in Dagenham have been found guilty at court and have been ordered to pay costs totalling £85,000, given community service and banned from keeping dogs for several years.

Residents of Barking and Dagenham aged 25 and under interested in a career as a Dry Liner are being invited to find out more and to apply.