The pandemic could not stop the fifth Barking and Dagenham annual Women’s Empowerment Awards. The awards, which were held online this year, celebrated the inspirational women of Barking and Dagenham.

Women were honoured across eight categories, with finalists and winners carefully selected by a panel of judges. Attendees joined together to deliver some inspirational words as part of a special Women’s Empowerment Month video.

• Global technology company, NTT’s new data centre is a milestone in their £500m UK investment plan
• Investment will help to support the creation of up to 100 jobs in Dagenham, London
• Further sites in the coming year will include the opening of Hemel Hempstead 4 Data Centre, NTT’s sixth data centre in the UK 

London, UK, 14 December 2020:

The last few weeks has seen a rise in illegal parties, also known as Unlicensed Music Events (UMEs) taking place in Barking and Dagenham and the council and police are asking residents to help put a stop to them.

UMEs are against the law at the best of times, but even more so in the world we’re currently living in, where everyone should be social distancing and limiting the number of people they see.

The Legal Team at the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham were last week (Wednesday 2 December), awarded Best Contribution by an In-house Team at the LawWorks Awards 2020 for pro bono work with victims of domestic abuse.

As many of us are filled with excitement for the festive period, in Barking and Dagenham there are a number of children in the care of the council who have experienced a year they will never forget. We need your help to give them a safe and loving home.



We are looking for experienced foster carers and people interested in fostering to join our team and help make a difference to the lives of our borough’s children. 

During what has been a difficult and unprecedented time for everyone, Barking and Dagenham Council wanted to recognise the incredible work local NHS staff and keyworkers have done, and continue to do during the pandemic. To celebrate them, the council created a ‘Forest of Thanks’ at Parsloes Park in Dagenham.

This week, Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor, for Policing and Crime attended a virtual visit to Barking and Dagenham Council to hear more about the borough’s whole system approach to tackling domestic abuse, which includes its innovative work focused at perpetrators.

Business operating in Barking and Dagenham who have been impacted local and national Covid-19 restrictions are being invited to check if they are eligible for grant support.

The council is currently accepting applications for the new round of grants – there are four different types of grants all with different eligibility criteria and grant award amounts.

Residents of Barking and Dagenham are able to apply for a range of jobs including care work, nursery vacancies, apprenticeships and graduate entry positions with the police and a host of other opportunities by contacting the council’s job shops.

Residents looking to sign up for work and training can still contact the council’s job shops. Although not open to the public as there are no face-to-face appointments, the service is still supporting local people via email, telephone or Skype.