Waltham Forest to opt out of tri-borough emergency planning partnership
Waltham Forest is leaving an emergency planning partnership with two neighbouring boroughs to avoid having to “compete” for resources during
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Barking & Dagenham Council
Former Barking & Dagenham mayor resigns from council
A former mayor of Barking & Dagenham borough has resigned from the council with immediate effect to “put her career
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Council leader hits back at suggestion of far-right growth in Barking and Dagenham
Barking and Dagenham is not a breeding ground of the far right, says the council leader. A charity report claimed
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Barking and Dagenham’s war on fly tippers shows impressive results
An east London council which declared a “war on rubbish” has fined fly tippers more than £20,000 in just three
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Women asked to help isolate unsafe areas in Barking and Dagenham
An east London council is asking women to highlight where they feel unsafe in the borough in a bid to
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Council tells parents to take more responsibility after three teen stabbings in a month
An east London council today told parents to “take more responsibility for their children” after revealing three teenagers had been
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Report into Barking flats blaze recommends additional “housing emergency” powers for council
Local authorities should have powers to declare a “housing emergency” after a disaster to help them reclaim costs from private
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All care home residents in Barking and Dagenham have first jab of vaccine but carers slow on uptake
All care home residents in Barking and Dagenham have had a coronavirus vaccine, the council has said. But councillors warned
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Council leaders call for east London to be prioritised in rollout of COVID vaccine
Leaders in the London boroughs where up to one in 15 people are believed to be infected with coronavirus today
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Rapid COVID testing for Barking and Dagenham
Rapid coronavirus testing launched in Barking and Dagenham today as the borough attempts to drive down transmissions rates by the
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