Nick Williams

Public Statement by the Leader of the Council on the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth II Borough united in grief at Her Majesty the Queen’s sad passing Councillor Darren Rodwell, the Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, has said the whole borough will be united in grief at the passing of Her Majesty, The Queen. […]

Building work near a former Ford site in Chequers Lane, Dagenham, has been completed meaning 90 affordable homes are ready for local people to move into. And to celebrate the completion of the ‘turnkey’ development, Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, Cllr Darren Rodwell met Deon Browne from Be First and Kevin Parsons, Director of

Deputy Leader of Barking and Dagenham and Cabinet Member for Community Leadership & Engagement, Councillor Saima Ashraf attended a topping out ceremony at the Gascoigne Neighbourhood, marking the halfway completion of a further 215 affordable homes. The structure of Gascoigne East Block F1 has been completed, meaning the construction of another 215 homes is now

Building of a new ‘old’ east end style development in Dagenham has reached a major milestone following a topping out ceremony. Councillor Saima Ashraf, Deputy Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, who met George Legg of builders Mulalley at the event, said the design of the new development at Woodward Road would create an old

A mosaic co-designed by local school children commemorating the history of protest movements has been unveiled in Barking. The ceramic celebration of the fight for social justice has been installed at a site known as the Three Lamps – which was a meeting place for early trade unionists and suffragettes by Abbey Green. The mosaic

Hundreds of local residents flocked to see the opening of a pocket park co-designed by students in the heart of one of east London’s redevelopments. EverDove Park in the Gascoigne neighbourhood in Barking opened to the public following a launch on Saturday 28 May. The meanwhile park was built by Willmott Dixon on behalf of

The first of over 2,000 homes on one of London’s largest regeneration projects have been completed this week. And to view the 52 homes in the Gascoigne neighbourhood in Barking was Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, Councillor Darren Rodwell. The 52 homes include one to four-bedroom flats and three-bedroom town houses all of which

An east London borough is looking to kick start a cycling revolution following the huge success of a bespoke biking event last weekend. Almost 10,000 people flocked to Abbey Green in Barking on Saturday (21 May) to enjoy the fun in the sun at BikeFest, sponsored by Amazon Key. As well as the professional Tour

With just one day to go to one of London’s biggest sporting events this weekend a final clarion call for Londoners to come to the Barking BikeFest was issued today (20 May), by Deputy Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, Cllr Saima Ashraf. The event will feature the London leg of ITV 4’s Tour Series

It’s just days away from what will be one of London’s biggest sporting events this weekend when professional cyclists on ITV 4’s Tour Series come to Barking on Saturday, 21 May. It’s been three years since the series last visited the capital and as part the day, Be First and Barking and Dagenham Council will