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Plans to build five storey block of flats opposite Gurdwara

A five-storey block of flats could be built opposite a place of worship in Barking. Property developer Bhupinder Singh Bance has applied for planning permission...

New segregated cycle lanes approved for key Forest Gate crossroads

A major crossroads in Forest Gate is set to receive new segregated cycle lanes after Newham Council approved plans to improve safety for cyclists...

Tower Hamlets urged to take tougher stance on anti-social behaviour

The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has called for tougher enforcement against anti-social behaviour after council officers issued fewer warnings and protection notices than expected...

Save Brick Lane campaign fails to stop office and data centre plans

Campaigners fighting to protect Brick Lane have suffered a major setback after the government approved controversial plans to build offices and a data centre...

Barking and Dagenham plans public café at St Chad’s cricket pavilion

A new public café could open at St Chad's Park under plans to refurbish a long-standing cricket pavilion in Barking and Dagenham. Barking and Dagenham...

SEND travel buddy scheme could be scrapped in Newham cost-cutting drive

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Newham could lose access to a travel buddy scheme. It is a scheme designed to...

Barking and Dagenham pays up to £30m a year in interest on £1bn regeneration debt

Debts of more than £1 billion have left Barking and Dagenham Council paying between £20 million and £30 million a year in interest. However, ...

More than 113,000 illicit cigarettes found in suspected tobacco hub

More than 113,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized from a suspected tobacco distribution hub in Dagenham, where investigators also discovered evidence that up to...

Barking and Dagenham should be treated like the north, council leader tells PM

Barking and Dagenham should be treated like the north of England because it faces many of the same challenges, the borough's Labour leader has...

Tower Hamlets councillors back call to divest pension fund from firms operating in occupied Palestinian territories

Tower Hamlets councillors have backed a call for council workers pensions to no longer be invested in companies operating in Israeli settlements in the...

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