Trading Standards carried out raids across Barking and Dagenham on 26 and 27 November as part of Operation CeCe, a nationwide initiative to tackle the illegal tobacco trade.

Barking and Dagenham Council is inviting residents to give their views on proposed changes to its working age Council Tax Support (CTS) scheme from 1 April 2025.

Barking and Dagenham Council has launched a brand-new repairs portal to make it easier for council tenants to report non-urgent repairs at their fingertips.

A couple in Dagenham have been fined for failing to comply with planning regulations after constructing an unsightly extension that did not conform to approved plans.

Residents across the borough are invited to come along to a variety of fun and festive activities over the coming weeks.

A Barking restaurant has been found guilty at court and fined thousands of pounds after it for fly-tipping and failing to comply with waste management regulations.

A company has been found guilty and fined for placing a builders skip on the public highway without proper permission.

A property owner in Dagenham has been fined nearly £30,000 for failing to comply with planning regulations regarding an unauthorised extension.

The owner of a shop in Dagenham has pleaded guilty at court after Trading Standards Officers from Barking and Dagenham Council discovered large quantities of illicit tobacco on the premises.

Barking and Dagenham Council has stepped up its efforts to stamp out fly-tipping with a revamped ‘Wall of Shame’ campaign designed to identify and fine rubbish dumpers.