Nick Williams

Walk to School Month and Cycle to School Week were so successful in Barking and Dagenham schools this year, that many are considering doing them more often. Last month, nine schools across Barking and Dagenham participated; pupils from reception to Year six walked, cycled, or scooted to school at least three times a week to […]

New rental homes are coming to Barking, as part of the next phase of the regeneration of the Gascoigne neighbourhood. Councillor Ashraf, Deputy Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, joined a local apprentice on site, alongside contractors Willmott Dixon, to celebrate breaking ground on this £36.1m project. This new block will deliver an additional 102

Residents who have submitted planning applications for house extensions will get the opportunity to see their designs brought to life using 3D technology as part of a trial from Be First, the independent urban regeneration company wholly owned by Barking and Dagenham Council. Using its new mobile planning app, Be First will create a 3D

An east London council leader has said this week, that the building of affordable rental homes for ordinary working people has never been more important. Councillor Darren Rodwell, Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, said: “With the turmoil in the mortgage markets and a sharp rise in interest rates on the horizon, it remains vital

Barking and Dagenham Council has ambitious plans for growth, including the creation of thousands of new homes and jobs. Many of these homes and jobs will be created in the Borough’s transformation areas as set out in the emerging Barking and Dagenham 2037 Local Plan. One of these areas covers the Chadwell Heath Industrial Estate,

Building of 63 affordable homes in Dagenham reached a major milestone at a topping out ceremony this week. Once complete the new homes in Oxlow Lane will be heated by an air source heat pump meaning they will be gas free. Councillor Darren Rodwell, Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, who met George Legg of

A revolutionary industrial development in Barking has reached a major milestone at a topping out ceremony this week. And to see how ‘Industria’ was taking shape was Councillor Darren Rodwell, Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, Jared Birch of Be First and Paul Heather of builders McLaren. Once completed, ‘Industria’ will be the first multi-storey

Residents, local businesses, and organisations are being urged to comment on a crucial planning document which will shape the future of the Borough. Planners from Be First are seeking views on the contributions that developers will be expected to provide in order to ensure necessary supporting infrastructure such as schools, green spaces and improves transport

A new housing block which will become part of a buzzing new Barking town centre has been named after a former Ford striker, Dora Challingsworth, who passed away earlier this year. Dora’s family, including Daughters, Jill Watson and Tracy Goodman; Son, David Challingsworth and Granddaughter, Tiffany Goodman, joined Councillor Darren Rodwell, Leader of Barking and

An ambitious plan to transform a corner of East London into the capital’s ‘toolbox’ has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. Be First’s Chadwell Heath Masterplan is one of several projects in line for the NLA’s New London Awards in the Masterplans and area strategies category, one of 14 categories at these awards. The masterplan’s