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NewsMyLondon

Barking fire forced major road to close and locals issued warning

A major fire in East London was causing major disruption for motorists and residents alike

12 August 2026
Evening Standard

113,000 cigarettes seized in east London in illicit tobacco raid

Barking and Dagenham Council says the raid on a premises in Heathway earlier this month uncovered one of its ‘largest ever illegal tobacco hauls’

24 July 2026
MyLondon

West Mersea beach victims named locally as mother and daughter from Barking

The 15-year-old girl and her mother, who also died, "were not very good swimmers" and were just on a "day out" at the beach.

23 July 2026
MyLondon

West Mersea beach latest as woman and teenager dead are 'from East London'

A woman and a teenager girl who died after getting in to trouble at an Essex beach are both from Barking, East London, according to a family friend.

23 July 2026
Evening Standard

Skaters launch campaign to save one of London’s only indoor skateparks

Barking Sporthouse announced on Tuesday that it will close its skatepark and replace it with padel courts

18 July 2026
Essex Live

New summer food market to open in Barking town centre

The market would “help create a more vibrant town"

4 July 2026
Evening Standard

Why eight London boroughs are defying the capital's 'secondary wave' of falling pupil numbers

Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Brent, Ealing, Hounslow and Barnet have all seen school rolls grow

27 June 2026
Essex Live

Over £15,000 worth of illegal goods seized in raids across Barking and Dagenham

The council says it will take 'strong action' against anyone breaking the law

19 June 2026
Essex Live

Police name two men accused of attempted murder in Barking

A 22-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital following reports of a 'large fight'

10 June 2026
Essex Live

Three men stabbed after 'large fight' in Barking

A man has been left critically injured and two people were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

8 June 2026
MyLondon

East London delivery driver who won £5.2m lottery returns to old workplace with presents

Gary and his wife Anita have moved out of their old home in Barking to a bigger place in Essex

1 June 2026
Essex Live

The Barking and Dagenham areas with some of the cheapest homes in London for first time buyers

The borough is fantastic for first time buyers

23 May 2026
MyLondon

Barking and Dagenham local elections 2026 result in full

The final composition of Barking and Dagenham Council in the 2026 local elections

8 May 2026
Evening Standard

'We'll win Havering,' declares Nigel Farage as Reform targets three more London councils in local elections

Exclusive: Reform UK leader convinced party will win Havering - and could seize Bexley, Bromley, and Barking and Dagenham

1 May 2026
MyLondon

Barking and Dagenham local election candidates 2026 - full list

Who you can vote for as Labour hopes to keep firm control of the council against opposition from the Green Party, Reform, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats

27 April 2026
MyLondon

Map shows how Overground extension in East London would have looked before TfL ditched plans

TfL considered plans to extend the Suffragette line from Barking Riverside to Thamesmead and Abbey Wood

14 April 2026
Essex Live

A13 drivers warned after huge fire near Barking

The cause of the fire is not yet known

7 April 2026
MyLondon

Barking A13 fire sees 80 firefighters tackle building blaze with major traffic warning

The cause of the fire on Ripple Road which has closed a section of the A13 is unknown

7 April 2026
MyLondon

Barking pedestrian suffers 'life-changing' injuries after horror crash

The Met Police have not made any arrests in the investigation so far

6 April 2026
MyLondon

'Serious' Barking crash leaves 5 London buses diverted with road closed for over 15 hours

A collision involving a pedestrian has left a man in his 50s in hospital

6 April 2026

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