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Barking and Dagenham goes green with £1.5 million heating system
Barking and Dagenham is set to benefit from a £1.5 million carbon friendly heating system. Once installed, the Becontree Heat…
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Barking and Dagenham schools continue to shine
Primary school pupils in Barking and Dagenham should take a bow, as it was revealed that almost two-thirds of pupils…
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Dagenham’s new youth zone close to completion
Building work on Dagenham’s new Youth Zone building, expected to open in Spring 2019, is nearing completion, with the outside…
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Another new housing development set for Dagenham
Barking and Dagenham is set to see yet another new housing development, after plans were given the go-ahead by the…
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New affordable homes and green funding boost for Barking and Dagenham
Ninety new homes are set to be built on the site of an old council block in the borough of…
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New private homes set for Barking Estate
Plans to demolish Barking’s Gascoigne Estate West and replace it with a raft of new private residences have been given…
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2,500 new homes coming to Barking and Dagenham
A number of exciting new development projects will bring as many as 2,500 new “residential units” to Barking and Dagenham.…
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Barking and Dagenham residents get better access to gps
Doctor’s appointments are getting easier to obtain for people living in Barking and Dagenham, thanks to the extended opening hours…
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Barking and Dagenham community groups invited to bid for youth fund
The Mayor of London’s £45 million Young Londoners Fund for youth services has invited local community groups to bid for…
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Barking and Dagenham, an up and coming location for new business
Barking and Dagenham is becoming a hotspot for new business, as can be witnessed by the plans for new industrial…
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Barking and Dagenham can benefit from more arts funding
Barking and Dagenham has already benefited from the Mayor of London’s investment programmes, but more funding is up for offer.…
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Barking and Dagenham house prices on the rise
Barking and Dagenham has featured on a list of east London boroughs currently outstripping the rest of the capital for…
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Barking’s newest community space is 120 years old
A team led by a young barrister are hoping to create Barking’s newest community space from a 120-year-old barge. Moored…
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Major development project one step closer as land purchase agreed
Returning to a story from March, the major redevelopment of the former Abbey Retail Park in Barking town centre took…
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Mayor of London’s funding for Dagenham creative hub
A new creative hub, set to be built in Dagenham East, has received £850,000 worth of funding from the Mayor…
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High-rise ‘mini-manhattan’ set for Barking
Barking town centre is set for a ‘mini-Manhattan’ overhaul, if new plans revealed at a property conference go ahead. The…
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Barking and Dagenham leads London surge in sales properties
There was a 20 per cent increase inproperties hitting the sales market during February, with Barking and Dagenham atthe head…
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Council pledges clean energy initiative for Barking and Dagenham
Barking and Dagenham Council has pledged to ensure the borough is powered solely with clean energy by 2050. The promise…
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Barking riverside development to benefit from £500 million investment
The much-anticipated Barking Riverside housing development scheme will receive an additional investment boost worth £500 million, it has been confirmed.…
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Figures reveal why barking is an ideal location for families
Barking and Dagenham has a deserved reputation for affordable properties, according to the latest analysis. A piece on The London…
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Council leader cuts the turf at borough’s development site
Officials have hailed the start of a multi-million pound regeneration scheme in Barking and Dagenham. The project, which will see…
