Trading Standards Officers from Barking and Dagenham Council have seized 15,580 illicit cigarettes and tobacco as they raided local businesses in a planned operation.

Residents of Barking and Dagenham are being warned to be extra vigilant when buying a second-hand vehicle, especially as the cost-of-living crisis bites deep.

A historic ceremony marking the beginning of King Charles III’s reign took place on the front steps of the CU London University campus at the former Civic Centre, Dagenham yesterday (11 September).

A Library of Things has opened in Barking town centre to the delight of local people.

Two shops in Dagenham have been caught fly-tipping thanks to some investigation work by Barking and Dagenham Council enforcement officers.

Residents are being asked to give their views on plans to change the amount of Council Tax Support given to low-income households in the borough.

Residents are being asked to give their views on plans to change the amount of council tax support given to low-income households in the borough.

Nerves, excitement and celebrations! Students across Barking and Dagenham picked up their GCSE results this week – and they’ve done themselves proud!

Barking and Dagenham Council has invested in three new state-of-the-art electronic road sweepers to continue its aim to improve the quality of air in the borough.

The 31st anniversary of Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union was marked in Barking and Dagenham with a special flag-raising ceremony.