Plans to turn a post office in Wood Lane, Dagenham into a mosque and community centre have been refused by Barking and ...

Supt Biju Premnath outlines how police are tackling antisocial behaviour and crime hotspots across Chadwell Heath and the ...

Labour has retained control of Barking and Dagenham Council despite significant gains for Reform UK and the Green Party in the borough elections.

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One of London's most diverse boroughs, Barking and Dagenham has been Labour controlled for decades. Duane Owusu, whose nickname is "Nasty", fractured a theatre worker's skull in an attack in east ...

Labour will take the fight to Reform in its defence of Barking and Dagenham as it looks to continue its long-running hold on the borough. In 2022 Barking and Dagenham was painted a unanimous red. All ...

Barking and Dagenham is the only remaining London borough where house prices in the resale market have risen by double digits. The east London district, stretching upwards from the north bank of the ...

Barking and Dagenham Council has launched a fundraising page to support devastated families and “get them back on their feet” after a major fire broke out across a tower block. Around 225 fire ...

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On the edge of east London lies Dagenham and Rainham, a constituency where local people tell me they feel “forgotten” by politicians. It’s difficult to find anyone outside Dagenham East station who ...