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This year Barking and Dagenham has achieved first preference primary school placements in London.
Figures show that out of 3,038 applications, 2,924 (96.25 per cent) of placements have been offered their first preference, far exceeding the capital’s average of 87.92 per cent, and outperforming every other London borough.
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.
More than £1million has been given out to community groups in Barking and Dagenham thanks to an innovative ‘developer tax’ distributed through the Neighbourhood Fund where resident panel members make all of the decisions.
Barking and Dagenham Council is looking for a partner to manage two community assets in Dagenham on a 20-year lease to deliver an artist studio/workspace, and a cultural and social programme.
In its continued efforts to stamp out fly-tipping in the borough, officers from Barking and Dagenham Council have seized two vehicles that were caught dumping rubbish.
A revamped skate park, financial support for local community groups and laptops are just some of the benefits Barking and Dagenham Council has secured under its social value policy in the last 12 months.
A shop in Barking selling counterfeit electrical goods has had over 1,000 items confiscated by Barking and Dagenham Council enforcement officers following a routine inspection.
The owner of a Dagenham-based shipping firm has been convicted of fraud after falsely claiming to have purchased and transported a vehicle to the Caribbean.
