Barking & Dagenham

Barking & Dagenham

Father protests after lift failures leave him and his daughter with disabilities stuck in third-floor flat

A man with a disabled daughter says Barking and Dagenham Council has left him stuck in a third-floor flat where lifts repeatedly break down. Mohammed,...
Barking & Dagenham

Major production set to be filmed in Dagenham

A “major production” looks set to be filmed at Eastbrook Studios in Dagenham. Film company LBBD Film has applied for planning permission to use land...
Barking & Dagenham

A&E crisis deepens as Redbridge and Havering hospitals face record demand

Emergency departments across Redbridge and Havering recorded their busiest month on record in March, according to NHS figures. Data from Barking, Havering and Redbridge University...
Barking & Dagenham

Green party candidate for Northbury says the council ‘is not taking care’ of green spaces

The chair of the local Green Party wants to “restore that sense of pride to the borough”. Curtis Cooper, chair of Barking and Dagenham Green...
Barking & Dagenham

Council’s borrowing programme ‘at risk’ from construction slowdown

Construction slowdowns and inflation have put the repayment of more than £1billion of Barking and Dagenham Council’s debt “at risk” according to newly-published budget...
Barking & Dagenham

YMCA plans new six storey tower block in Rush Green

The YMCA has been given approval from councillors in Barking and Dagenham to build a new six-storey tower block at its site in Rush...
Barking & Dagenham

Council misused almost £2m of public health grant from government

Barking and Dagenham Council misused almost £2million of government grant funding, councillors have been told. The grant – from the Department of Health and Social...
Barking & Dagenham

Council faces funding gap of £82m by 2031 despite increase in government funding

Barking and Dagenham Council faces a funding gap of more than £82million by 2031, newly-published budget plans have warned. The warning comes despite an expected...
Barking & Dagenham

Council-funded cops tackle gun crime

Council-funded police officers tackled three gun-related crimes in Barking and Dagenham over the last six months of last year. The crimes included the case of...
Barking & Dagenham

Labour ‘not worried’ as councillors defect to Green Party

A senior Labour councillor in Barking and Dagenham has said she is “not worried” after three of her colleagues defected to the Green Party...
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