Nick Williams

Residents have been urged to give their views on plans to refurbish Barking Station by Be First planners today. The proposals from C2C look to retain the Grade II listed building’s roof which was closely modelled on Italy’s best-known railway station, the iconic 50s modernist structure Roma Termini. Caroline Harper, Be First’s Chief Planning Director, […]

Demolition of an old 1960s block in Barking, east London, is now underway to make way for over 90 quality affordable homes for local people. And to see how the works are coming along was Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, Cllr Darren Rodwell and Be First’s Tom Mather. Cllr Rodwell said: “It’s great to

Seven firms who have recently won the right to be part of Be First’s billion-pound Construction Framework are ready to pick up the pace of delivering thousands of affordable homes in London’s growth borough. The seven; McLaren Construction Ltd, Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd, Wates Residential, J. Murphy & Sons Ltd, Jerram Falkus Construction Ltd, Mulalley

Ninety-two new homes for local homeless people will be built at pace on a former weighbridge after councillors gave the thumbs up to plans at Barking and Dagenham Council’s planning committee last week.   The new modular built homes will be delivered at the site in Cook Road, Dagenham, before the end of the year.   Councillor

Ambitious artists and creative organisations have just days left to bid to secure a lease of a new arts space in the heart of London’s latest creative hotspot. Be First launched its ‘Art in the Heart’ competition last month, calling for organisations and artists who would like to take on the 400 sqm space on

Building work is underway on a new 78 room hotel in the heart of the area set to become London’s Hollywood. The new Travelodge in Dagenham East will be just yards from the site of the soon-to-be largest film studios in London. The hotel is being built by Barnes Construction through a funding agreement with

Be First, Barking and Dagenham Council’s pioneering regeneration company, has today (28 January) named the three companies that will join the second Lot of its new Development Framework for major projects of £10 million and over. They are: McLaren Construction Ltd Wilmott Dixon Construction Ltd Wates Residential Iain Ferguson, Commercial Director at Be First, said:

Plans for films made in Dagenham took another step towards reality this week when the preferred bidders to build what will be London’s largest studios visited the site to meet the leader of Barking and Dagenham Council.  Cllr Darren Rodwell met with Dana Arnold, Chief Executive Officer of Pacifica Ventures and Sasha Shapiro, Managing Director

Five famous east London women have been honoured after their images painted by Barking school children went up on hoardings by their school. The paintings of entertainers Dame Vera Lynn, who was from East Ham and lived in Dagenham, Sandie Shaw, who hailed from Dagenham, former Barking MP, Jo Richardson, Humanitarian Elizabeth Fry, who lived in