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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.
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.
Last weekend Barking and Dagenham Council’s free festival weekender was attended by over 16,000 residents as the One Borough Festival and the Roundhouse Music Festival came to Parsloes Park in Dagenham.
Almost two years after launching, Barking and Dagenham Council’s social value policy is proving public and private sectors can work together to benefit communities.
Residents can once again enjoy a host of free music on their doorstep as the ever-popular Roundhouse Music Festival returns to Parsloes Park in Dagenham this Sunday.
Residents in some homes near the fire are being evacuated by the emergency services. If they can, they are being asked to stay with friends and family tonight as much as possible.
