Nick Williams

Councillors approved plans to move historic City of London wholesale markets to Dagenham last night (22 March). The news follows a string of new investments in Barking and Dagenham.   Cllr Darren Rodwell, Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, said: “This is yet more great news for the borough. The move will bring jobs as well as […]

The Council this week took a big stride forward in its strategy to improve housing for local homeless and vulnerable people, as tenants started to move into the first of three new temporary housing developments in the borough. Councillor Sade Bright, Cabinet Member for Employment, Skills and Aspiration, visited the first in Cook Road, Dagenham

New homes providing emergency accommodation for local homeless people have been completed this week. Councillor Sade Bright, Cabinet Member for Employment, Skills and Aspiration, visited the new look Grays Court in Dagenham this week. Cllr Bright said: “The pandemic has underlined just how important a stable home is and, at the same time, just how

Combined with Eastbrook Studios, Hackman Capital Partners’ second investment brings up to £350m into the borough and the potential for over 1,800 new jobs. The global demand for content produced in the UK received welcome news about increased capacity when Barking and Dagenham Council announced this week that global media real estate giants Hackman Capital

Mural artist, Jake Attewell, is asking residents to help him decide which of three possible designs he should paint on the wall in Short Blue Place, Barking, this spring.  He has come up with three stunning suggestions and wants residents’ help to decide which celebrates Barking’s heritage best.  “I’ve spent a lot of time researching

Work gets underway this week to introduce a walking and cycling route between Barking and Barking Riverside. The 7km Cycleway is designed to improve the connection between the two growing neighbourhoods, creating streets that are much more welcoming, easier and safer to cross for pedestrians and cyclists alike. New ‘continuous’ pedestrian crossings will give priority

Proposals to create modern business spaces of the future in the River Road Employment Area in Barking were given the thumbs up by Barking and Dagenham councillors at a planning committee meeting this week (16.02.21). Industria – the brainchild of Be First, Barking and Dagenham Council’s regeneration arm – will be a high-tech business hub,

A street style mural depicting Barking’s rich history will adorn the side wall of McDonald’s Restaurant in East Street this summer. The initial design by Jake Attewell was voted the Winner of the Heritage Wall Commission competition, which was funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of the Barking Town Heritage Project and

Residents of the Andrew’s Corner neighbourhood on the Becontree Estate are being invited to give their views about a unique housing and community development at Brocklebank Lodge. Leaflets have been distributed to 500 residents asking for comments on the council’s latest proposals for replacing the former old people’s home in Becontree Avenue.  The initial plan

Around 20 per cent of all construction staff working on Be First developments in Barking and Dagenham live in the borough according to new figures released today from Barking and Dagenham Council’s regeneration arm. As of today (8 February), 231 workers out of 1,150 who have started work across Be First’s 11 development sites, are