Nick Williams

Councillor Darren Rodwell, Leader of the Council, met up with a new tenant of Barking’s unique ‘A House for Artists’ today (Monday 14 March). Cllr Rodwell met local photographer Jimmy Lee who is set to move into his new apartment in the Grayson Perry backed arts development. Cllr Rodwell said: “It’s great to meet Jimmy, […]

Leading mixed-tenure developer Countryside and leading housing association L&Q have completed the sale of 936 homes at Beam Park to Barking and Dagenham Council, in a deal which will be crucial in accelerating much-needed housing delivery on their 72-acre regeneration of a former Ford manufacturing plant in east London. In one of the largest bulk

Building work at an innovative industrial and residential development in Barking is beginning to take off. And to see how work is progressing at the site on Thames Road this week was leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, Cllr Darren Rodwell. Cllr Rodwell said: “It’s great to see buildings beginning to take shape in what

A time capsule celebrating the past, present and future of the Gascoigne neighbourhood in Barking has been buried by Gascoigne Primary School and members of the local community following an art project led by Wates Residential, alongside Boathouse Studios and Art Collective, with over 120 pupils contributing. More than 40 people including Jennie Coombs, Head

Youngsters from Barking and Dagenham Cycling Club met professional cyclists from the AWOL O’Shea and Brother UK – LDN cycling teams today, together with Councillor Syed Ghani, of Barking and Dagenham Council, to announce a festival of cycling and sustainability in May, incorporating the UK’s leading gender equal cycling races. The races will be the

Building work started today on the latest phase of one of London’s largest regeneration developments. Cllr Darren Rodwell, Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, visited the site to meet staff, recruited locally, who are now working for contractors Willmott Dixon. Cllr Rodwell said: “It’s great to see work start on more affordable homes for local

An agreement to build 198 homes for local people at the gateway to Barking has been finalised this week. Railpen, the investment manager for the £35bn Railways Pension Scheme, has announced it has entered into a funding deal with real estate specialists Revenue + Capital and developer Fifth Capital for the development of a 28

Students from Becontree Heath schools are asking parents to switch off their engines if they have to drop off their children by car as part of a campaign to make the local environment cleaner and safer. The schools and students are encouraging parents to make a ‘Parkwise Pledge’ to turn off idling engines, to be

Building work has started on 63 new homes in one of the most affordable developments in London. Councillor Darren Rodwell, Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, who was at the site in Oxlow Lane in Dagenham, said: “It’s great to see work get underway on these new homes for local people. “The rents will be

Artwork inspired by the environment and wildlife is now being displayed on hoardings surrounding a new housing development in Marks Gate. The paintings and drawings by students from Rose Lane Primary school were created as part of a competition run by the council’s regeneration organisation, Be First, with help from Studio 3 Arts. This week