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Barking and Dagenham Council has announced ambitious plans to transform care for high-risk children in the borough, following a provisional offer of £5.4 million from the Department for Education (DfE). The funding is part of a wider £11 million capital investment by the council over the next decade to build and refurbish specialist homes for vulnerable young people. The DfE is match funding the capital portion of this investment.
Seven Barking and Dagenham parks have once again been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award, a mark of excellence given to well-managed parks and green spaces that meet the highest standards of cleanliness, safety, and community involvement.
Scenes of jubilation played out across Barking and Dagenham this morning as local students enjoyed another outstanding A-Level and Level 3 vocational results day.
The council is sharing its heartfelt condolences with the families and loved ones of three children who were tragically murdered in Southport last week. Our thoughts and prayers are also with the wider community there.
Seven parks in Barking and Dagenham have received the prestigious Green Flag Award after achieving international quality mark for parks and green spaces.
A viral video that showed an employee smashing frozen fish onto the pavement has resulted in the fish monger being found guilty at court and being fined thousands of pounds.
Our Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) Programme has returned, boasting its biggest programme yet, offering over 40 different activities for children and young people (aged 5-16) to get involved in.
Barking and Dagenham Council has partnered with the Ben Kinsella Trust to relaunch its hard-hitting campaign, ‘Lost Hours’, to crack down on youth violence and antisocial behaviour during the summer holidays.
