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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.
The Transgender flag has been raised above Barking Town to mark Transgender Awareness Week.
Councillors were joined by staff and local residents on Monday, 14 November at 12.30pm to hoist the blue, pink, and white colours of the Trans flag aloft.
To mark Inter Faith Week and celebrate the diversity of the local community, earlier today (Monday 14 November) the council held a flag raising event outside Barking Town Hall with faith leaders, councillors, local school children and residents to mark this special occasion.
More than 3,500 people gathered on Abbey Green in Barking on Sunday evening (6 November) to watch an award-winning laser lightshow, as part of the borough’s Bonfire Night celebrations in partnership with Creative Barking and Dagenham.
A planned operation by Barking and Dagenham Council’s Trading Standard’s Service has resulted in more than 500 illicit disposable vapes being confiscated from two local shops.
Barking and Dagenham will remember all those who died in the line of duty, making the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy today, with a number of memorial services taking place across the borough from 11 to 13 November.
Six drivers have been found guilty at court after they were found illegally using Blue Badges on their vehicles by Barking and Dagenham Council enforcement officers.
