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This year Barking and Dagenham has achieved first preference primary school placements in London.
Figures show that out of 3,038 applications, 2,924 (96.25 per cent) of placements have been offered their first preference, far exceeding the capital’s average of 87.92 per cent, and outperforming every other London borough.
In preparation for the upcoming ban on disposable vapes in June, Barking and Dagenham Council’s Trading Standards Team recently conducted targeted enforcement operations across the borough in coordination with other Councils as part of a London-wide crackdown.
Residents and visitors will start to see improvements taking place across Valence House Museum and gardens to improve the borough’s heritage for local communities and future generations.
Children aged 0 to 19 and their families and those with special education needs across Barking and Dagenham will be able to benefit from a range of support services with the opening of three new family hubs.
A judge has ruled that anyone entering the communal areas of 16 housing blocks in Barking will be arrested after being plagued with antisocial behaviour (ASB).
A man from Barking who refused to provide the details of the person driving his car caught littering by Barking and Dagenham Council Enforcement Officers has been found guilty in court.
A Hornchurch property investment business has been found guilty in court for ignoring a Barking and Dagenham Council Enforcement Notice and failing to clear waste from its land.
An illegal Chadwell Heath car wash that ignored a Barking and Dagenham Council Enforcement notice to stop using the premises for washing cars has been found guilty in court.
Budding, young entrepreneurs from Barking and Dagenham are getting support from a local organisation to develop their business ideas with the aim of hopefully launching them.
