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Christmas and New Year bin collection changes for Barking and DagenhamBarking and DagenhamResidents can expect some slight changes to their bin collections over the festive periodBookmark
First picture of Dagenham drug gang kingpin caught smuggling £8 million of cocaineMetropolitan PoliceLorry drivers stopped off at different locations up and down the M25 to pick up the drugsBookmark
Teenager rushed to hospital after stabbing near Tube stationMetropolitan PolicePolice are appealing for help to find the attackerBookmark
Met Police officer sacked after drug driving says he was 'just moving car to another parking space'Metropolitan PolicePC Reece Smith was also over the alcohol limit while drivingBookmark
Live Barking updates as major road closed after woman in her 20s hit by carBarking and DagenhamPolice were called to the scene this morningBookmark
Barking and Dagenham council bracing for £23m budget gap as it looks to cut costsBarking and DagenhamThe 2023/24 budgets are under 'considerable pressure'Bookmark
Met Police investigating as A13 viral video appears to show driver inhaling laughing gas after BMW flipsEast London NewsPolice have not made an arrest and paramedics treated a man at the sceneBookmark
Spike in London bus attacks where children are being mugged for their jackets and shoesBarking and DagenhamOne councillor said 'many children are being attacked on buses'Bookmark
Chase & Status, Eric Prydz and Gorgon City to headline We Are FSTVL 2024MusicThe East London dance music festival will be returning for an 11th yearBookmark
Live Dagenham crash updates as woman and 2 kids rushed to hospital after horror crashBarking and DagenhamThe road remains shut as emergency services respond to the crashBookmark
'Serious' lorry and 2-car crash sees 3 injured and A13 Dagenham shut with London buses divertedTraffic and TravelA collision has caused chaos on a main roadBookmark
Dagenham neighbours of man shot dead by police 'don't feel safe'Metropolitan PoliceThe man was shot dead by police on Thursday, November 23 after being called when he was said to be threatening to take his own lifeBookmark
Second gun found at Dagenham crime scene after armed police kill man 'threatening to take his own life'Gun crimeThe IOPC has confirmed a second gun has been found inside the dead man's homeBookmark
Live Dagenham shooting updates after police kill man in East London home who'd been 'threatening to take his own life'Barking and DagenhamPolice say the man called them to his address and pulled out a gunBookmark
East London resident returns from 3-week trip to find car covered in 24 parking finesBarking and DagenhamBarking resident Tony Hawkins is worried he will end up having to pay thousands of poundsBookmark
East London council predicts £12m overspend and warns it's facing financial challenges 'never seen before'Barking and DagenhamThe council's Housing Revenue Account (HRA) has also taken a hitBookmark
East London crime trio jailed after spree of 29 car thefts in just two monthsBarking and DagenhamThe group would target BMWs, Mercedes, and Range Rovers with keyless fobsBookmark
Dodgy designer watches and belts worth over £100K seized from East London shop in huge raid Trading StandardsTrading standards officers also seized a number of illegal vapesBookmark
East London residents 'fear for safety' after balcony collapse saw metal beams crash to the street belowHousingThe balcony partially collapsed over the weekendBookmark
East London shop told repeatedly to stop selling illegal cigarettes - £3k later they regret not listeningTrading StandardsThe Dagenham shop was caught with hundreds' of illegal cigarettes during three different Trading Standards inspectionsBookmark
East London maternity centre could reopen early next year after midwife shortageHealthThe maternity centre has remained closed for births since June 2023Bookmark
Company slapped with huge £60K fine for illegally dividing flat above shop into two on more than one occasion CourtsThe flat had been converted into two self-contained flats without being given the green light to do soBookmark
The 3 Barking and Dagenham secondary schools performing 'well above' national averageSchoolsProgress 8 scores were introduced in 2016Bookmark
East London neighbourhood that's one of cheapest in city but locals are still moving more than 100 miles awayBarking and DagenhamDespite being one of the most affordable areas to buy a home in London right now, some residents have moved over 100 miles awayBookmarkStory SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7rsXLqKWdp55ju6bD0miYpaRdlq%2BwwdNomZqqm567qHnAp5tmnJGcsq%2B0wKY%3D