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Stories affecting us as a community in Barking & Dagenham; things like health, crime, campaigning, local politics and charity work.

New effort to cut rate of teen pregnancy in Barking & Dagenham

A man is in a serious condition after being found in a car with at least one gunshot wound

Six in 10 children in Barking & Dagenham facing poverty

A month of celebration kicks off in Barking & Dagenham, celebrating diversity in the borough.

Barking Havering and Redbridge NHS trust told to take immediate action to solve financial problems

Teenager stabbed outside Barking's broadway theatre

Dagenham resident gets 5 years after being caught carrying gun at Dagenham Heathway station

Dagenham church holds special service praying for an end to knife crime

District line drivers balloted on possible strike action

Bexley's got a growing problem - find out which parts of the city have the highest rates of obesity

Vicar calls for action to tighten laws on people selling knives to under 18s

Residents who've made outstanding contributions to community get Borough Recognition Awards.

Kids from Dagenhams Village Infant School win award for their work on the environment

Barking school children building friendships with children in South Africa

Celebration as Bishop ordains 12 new deacons for the Barking area

Country's first plant to turn plastic bottles into material for food and drink repackaging

Funding worth £23m cut from road building scheme in Thames Gateway says Kent council leaders

Barking Learning Centre nominated for Prime Minsiter's award

Residents bring in an extra 30 tonnes of recycled glass... in just one week!

Barking learning centre gets visit from MP to mark its first birthday

King George Accident & Emergency to stay open says government minister

Dagenham conference that aims to bring together young and old to find solutions

Community leaders say rising crime could lead to race riots on Dagenham's high road

Judge criticises social workers for not helping young mother who killed her 2 year old daughter

London's new mayor comes to town

Bishop of Barking urges Londoners not to vote for the BNP in this Thursday's elections

BNP London Assembly hopeful says sorry for calling newspaper reporter a “Nazi”

Pensioner's death from superbug leads to growing concern from local MP about care at the hospital

Think tank says east London's poor are at risk of being "trampled in the Olympic gold rush"

Listen to BNP leader Richard Barnbrook following controversial posts made on a blog by Nick Eriksen

Barking's Eastbury Manor house gets ready for a makeover
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