The under-18 conception rate in Barking and Dagenham has fallen by more than 15 per cent, according to the latest Office for National Statistics figures. The borough recorded one of London’s biggest year-on-year improvements between 2022 and 2023.
Residents are invited to celebrate the refurbishment of Barking Park’s Basketball Court at a special community open day on Saturday 20 June, following £45,000 improvements made possible through funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Barking and Dagenham’s new ‘Behind Every Door’ initiative aims to visit all 16,500 council tenants over the next two years to check on property conditions, tenant well-being, and occupancy. With nearly 2,000 visits already complete, the programme is successfully preventing evictions, addressing property repairs like damp and mould, and tackling tenancy fraud.
Local Trading Standards teams have delivered a significant hit to organized crime this month, removing more than £56,000 worth of illicit tobacco and vapes from
Families looking for a memorable Easter break won’t need to travel far this year. Barking and Dagenham is bursting with events, from whimsical Alice in
A prolific rogue trader who defrauded residents out of more than £100,000 has been jailed following a long investigation by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Trading Standards and the National Trading Standards Tri-Regional Investigation Team.
In another day of action, Barking and Dagenham Council and Reside joined forces to clear up Gascoigne Estate, Barking and encourage residents to dispose of their waste correctly. Officers worked together to litter pick, clear fly-tipped waste and spoke to residents about how to dispose of their waste correctly. Clearing over half tonne of waste on top of the general waste.
Residents can access free digital skills training, borrow laptops and tablets, receive one-to-one support from trained Digital Champions. With more than 100 residents attended the launch of a new Digital Inclusion Project at Barking Learning Centre on Tuesday 27 January. The project, led by Ekota Academy in partnership with London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in 6 libraries
More than three-and-a-half tonnes of waste has been cleared during Barking and Dagenham Council’s latest CleanerBD Day of Action.
Teams targeted Whalebone Lane North, Rose Lane and nearby roads in Chadwell Heath, removing rubbish, cutting back vegetation, fixing potholes and taking enforcement action on waste and parking offences.
Volunteers from local schools, community groups and businesses joined council staff on the day.
Trading Standards seize £17,700 worth of illegal tobacco and vapes in Barking and Dagenham over a two-day operation, Several premises were found to contain sophisticated concealments behind cabinets and above false ceilings designed to hide illegal products.
