New flats, loft conversions, a children’s home, and a green classroom are among the latest planning applications submitted to Barking and ...

Barking and Dagenham Council honoured 332 volunteers during Volunteers’ Week 2025, including top awardee Freddy Thompson, who was named ...

A community-minded duo are to be going "bigger and better" than before in their pursuit of improving the lives of the less fortunate in Barking and Dagenham. Ryan Steward set up online ...

William Ford CE Junior School in Dagenham was praised for its creative and inclusive approach to education in Jamie Oliver’s Channel 4 ...

Emergency services are responding to a fire on a main road in Dagenham that has seen a car engulfed in a ball of flames. The pictures taken at around 10.40pm today (June 2) have captured a car on fire ...

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An investigation has been launched after warehouse was damaged in a fire in Barking.  The blaze was reported in Gallions Close to the London Fire Brigade (LFB) shortly after 1.30pm this afternoon (May ...

A fire has been reported at a waste facility in Barking this afternoon. If you have any pictures or information, please ...

A fire has been reported at a waste facility in Barking this afternoon. If you have any pictures or information, please ...

Converting a property into a HMO, dormer lofts and garden outbuildings feature in this week’s planning applications to Barking and ...