West Ham United is launching a powerful new initiative in partnership with Barking and Dagenham Police and the Premier League Charitable Fund, aimed at strengthening police engagement and tackling anti-social behaviour among young people. 

An update on Fanshawe Community Hall

Barking and Dagenham Council partnered with Queen Mary University London, to host a toothbrushing demonstration for families at Kingsley Hall, Dagenham on Wednesday 9 April.

Children at Henry Green Primary School in Dagenham cleaned-up their local area as they took part in the Great British Spring Clean, the nation’s biggest mass action environmental campaign, led by Keep Britain Tidy.

Barking and Dagenham Council proudly hosted an Empowered Women Recognition Event, honouring the exceptional achievements and inspiring contributions of women across the borough on Friday 4 April.

In preparation for the upcoming ban on disposable vapes in June, Barking and Dagenham Council’s Trading Standards Team recently conducted targeted enforcement operations across the borough in coordination with other Councils as part of a London-wide crackdown.

A Dagenham homeowner has been fined nearly £2,000 because of his messy gardens.

Barking and Dagenham Council has today (Wednesday 2 April) launched its ‘Good Food Action Plan’ (‘the Plan’), setting out how it will improve access to healthy, sustainable food for its residents.  

A Barking and Dagenham council tenant has been sentenced today (Monday 31 March) to 5 concurrent sentences of 2 years, suspended for 2 years, for deliberately misleading council officers in an application to acquire his council property under the Right to Buy Scheme.

Barking and Dagenham is set to bloom this spring with a series of exciting events and exhibitions to celebrate the season and Easter.