Rainham Road North To Be Fully Resurfaced.

Margaret Mullane, the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham has received news from Barking and Dagenham Council that Rainham Road North is to be resurfaced in full. This is in response to Margaret’s call for urgent repair works to be undertaken on this section of the borough’s principal road network. 

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Appeal for Donated Wool to Support Knitted Hearts Initiative

Residents of Barking, Dagenham, and Havering are being asked to donate wool for a heartwarming initiative to create comforting items for Queen’s Hospital. The knitting group at Eastern Avenue Baptist Church is actively supporting this project, seeking donations of used wool to make knitted hearts and blankets. Contact Marilyn Wyatt on Facebook to get involved.

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Safer Neighbourhood Teams in Barking and Dagenham to launch their ‘Meet Your Street’ campaign.

Under the ‘Meet Your Street’, the teams will be visiting one street, or multiple streets each week in their wards to engage with the local residents and businesses, taking enforcement action, engaging in a local way and offering crime prevention advice and relevant support.

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‘Please come and share your concerns with our officers, we are out there and we are listening’-Increased police presence in Dagenham.

Residents living in Dagenham are currently seeing an increase in police presence following the shooting of a man in his 20s on Porters Avenue and the stabbing of a male also in his 20s in Chadwell Heath.

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Brock Whiston Prepares for British Swimming Championships

Brock Whiston, a world champion para-swimmer from the Barking & Dagenham Aquatics club, is preparing for the British Swimming Championships. Scheduled for April 2nd to 7th, the event includes Olympic and Paralympic trials with five para-swimming competitions. With a packed schedule and reclassification, Brock’s journey to excellence awaits your support.

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