Barking & Dagenham

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...
Barking & Dagenham

Two people arrested amid housing corruption investigation at council

“Corrupt” council staff let out hundreds of council homes “for personal council gain” in a major fraud racket, police have said. Barking and Dagenham Council...
Barking & Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham Council insists they can repay £1.5 billion debt

Barking and Dagenham Council has insisted it has a “high level of confidence” that it can pay its £1.5billion debt without using council taxpayers’...
Barking & Dagenham

New plan for 405 homes at major Dagenham development

New plans to build 405 homes on the former Ford car plant in Dagenham have been submitted. The plans outline the next phase of the...
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