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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Six local heroes who help displaced residents from last summer’s fire have had their selfless service recognised by being honoured with a Leader’s Recognition Award by Cllr Darren Rodwell, Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council
