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Trading Standards officers carried out a series of coordinated enforcement raids on Saturday, 28 June, targeting multiple retail premises suspected of selling illicit tobacco and vape products.
Barking and Dagenham Trading Standards has seized almost 1,300 illegal vapes from local retailers in the two weeks following the introduction of a nationwide ban on single-use vapes, which came into effect on 1 June 2025.
A motorist from Ilford has been fined after failing to comply with a legal notice requiring him to identify the driver of a vehicle involved in a littering offence in Dagenham.
A Barking and Dagenham resident who thought it was okay to dump rubbish on a public highway because they pay council tax has been ordered to pay out hundreds of pounds in court.
Residents of Barking and Dagenham can now report crime and antisocial behaviour to council enforcement and police officers at two newly designated Community Reporting Hubs.
A community focused push by residents and local businesses has resulted in a new police team being launched to focus on localised issues in Dagenham Heathway.
A Manchester based solicitors’ firm that incorrectly prosecuted the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds in court costs.
Barking and Dagenham Council held a commemorative event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, bringing together the local community, Holocaust Survivor Susie Barnett BEM, and faith and political leaders.
As part of its continuous work to prepare young people for all situations in life, Barking and Dagenham Council has been providing knife wound and CPR training to its sixth form students.
