News | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Passed

Barking businesses achieve 100% pass rate in underage vape sales compliance checks

Fly-tipper caught on Stratton Drive

Dagenham property company fined nearly £2,000 after CCTV catches late-night fly-tipping

library

Barking and Dagenham libraries awarded £300,000 to boost community health and wellbeing through digital innovation

Barking Abbey

Barking and Dagenham named London’s lowest carbon emitter for eighth year running

3 February 2026

Garden waste? We'll collect it!

Keep your garden green and your community clean

3 February 2026

Chadwell Heath Day of Action

#CleanerBD: Over 3.5 tonnes of waste cleared in latest Day of Action

28 January 2026

Barking Town Hall

“All corners of the borough will benefit” - Council approves Pride in Place funding allocation

23 January 2026

LGA peer review

Punching above its weight: Council praised in LGA Peer Review for innovation, leadership and community impact

21 January 2026

cigarette on floor

Failing to pay a littering fine costs driver over £1,400

20 January 2026

Prohibited knives

Barking and Dagenham businesses praised after passing festive knife sale checks

counterfeit and unsafe goods

Thousands of pounds’ worth of counterfeit and unsafe goods seized in Barking

prohibited alcohol

Barking and Dagenham Council hails 100% compliance in festive alcohol crackdown

cigarette on floor

Driver fined after failing to identify motorist following littering incident