Homes selling for huge prices in east London’s cheapest areas
Homes across some of London’s cheapest areas to buy have been sold for £100,000 more than the average local home
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Barking and Dagenham
Police response times down in Havering, Redbridge and Barking & Dagenham
Police are taking longer to get to emergencies in east London because not enough officers have passed advanced driving tests.
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Hour-long queues for petrol in Barking and Dagenham
Residents in one of the London’s most deprived boroughs have described waiting over an hour for fuel as queues of
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Residents’ shock as Beam Park station plan cancelled
Barking and Dagenham residents have expressed their disappointment about the government’s “shocking” decision to pull funding for a station in
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Met working to raise awareness of criminal gangs exploiting young people
Police are appealing for parents and carers of youngsters at risk of being drawn into crime to take action. There
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Football legend and iconic singer awarded Freedom of the Borough by Barking and Dagenham Council
Former Manchester United and West Ham footballer Paul Ince was among the four people who received Barking and Dagenham’s highest
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Community safety patrols increased in Barking and Dagenham
Anti-social behaviour patrols have been increased in Barking and Dagenham following resident complaints about the number of officers on the
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GPs urge Muslims to have Covid-19 vaccine during Ramadan
Local GPs in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge are urging Muslims not to delay having their COVID-19 vaccine –
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East London weapons sweep results in 13 arrests
Seven knives and weapons plus seven vehicles seized are just some of the results following a flood of anti-violence policing
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East London falling behind on COVID vaccines for over 80s
East London now has the smallest percentage of over-80s who have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine
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