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Barking and Dagenham Teenage Conception Rate Falls by More Than 15%
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.

Nominations Open for 2026 Brentwood and Rochford Sports Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Brentwood and Rochford Sports Awards, celebrating local athletes, coaches, volunteers and community clubs. Residents have until Friday 11 September to submit nominations ahead of the awards ceremony in Rayleigh this November.

Gallows Corner Closures Roll Into August
Works at Gallows corner have been extended again until ‘End Of August’ according to Transport For London (TfL), as Essex & Suffolk Water are still working on the water main that spans the junction.
The busy Romford Junction is partially open, with restrictions in place for the main work

South Ockendon Charity Awarded £10,000
Trust Links has been awarded £10,000 through the Lower Thames Crossing Community Fund to create a new community garden on the Flowers Estate in South Ockendon. The project will help local residents learn gardening skills, grow food and take part in wellbeing activities, while tackling social isolation.

Major Upgrades Underway for Brentwood’s Playgrounds
Improvement works are getting underway this week to refresh and upgrade several play areas across Brentwood Borough.
Over the coming months local play spaces will benefit from investment to replace ageing equipment, enhance safety surfacing and modernise facilities.
Bedrock Radio is your local radio station from Romford.
Serving the community across the London boroughs of Havering, Barking & Dagenham, Newham and Redbridge, plus Essex areas of Brentwood, Thurrock and Basildon — North East London and South West Essex.
Listen to Bedrock Radio to stay updated with local news, events, information and community stories, while enjoying Your Healthy Music Mix, 24 hours a day. – Listen on DAB+ Digital Radio, Bedrock Radio App, online, smart speakers and in local hospitals.
Broadcasting from our studios in Romford, we provide a genuinely local radio service focused — for the community, by the community.
In an era of networked and automated radio, Bedrock Radio believes in local broadcasting with real local voices, local information and a wide variety of music from the 70s through to today’s favourites, alongside specialist programming across evenings and weekends.
Bedrock Radio is a registered charity, run entirely by local volunteers.
We’ve been operating hospital radio services for over 60 years and today broadcast to Queen’s Hospital, King George Hospital (BHR Hospitals), Goodmayes Hospital (NELFT), Whipps Cross Hospital (Barts Health NHS Trust) and associated units — all from our Romford studios based at Queen’s Hospital.
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