Shop owners at Barking station have given a mixed reaction to proposed plans for a new development that aims to bring about major improvements to facilities and passenger capacity.
Asif Shakoor’s grandfather, Mahomed Gama, left his native Mirpur in what is now Pakistan administered Kashmir in 1914 to work as a fireman on merchant ships that had been tasked to support the war effort.
Students from Barking and Dagenham College have gone into shops this week, selling a range of items to support the Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal.
Staff have begun work on the Barking and Dagenham ‘Future’ Youth Zone, thanks to the support of Barking and Dagenham Council, The Queen’s Trust and Jack Petchey Foundation.
Staff and volunteers at Barking PDSA, a charity that provides low cost and free veterinary care to sick and injured pets, are urging people to have a clear out this weekend and donate any unwanted items to help sick and injured pets in the local area.
A teenage apprentice from Barking is leading calls for more diversity in workforces in order to ensure businesses flourish.
V&A has unveiled plans to revolutionise the way in which its world leading collection of art, design and performance is explored and experienced.
Princess Anne visited Abbey Mills Pumping Station to learn more about the biggest expansion to London’s sewer network since Victorian times.
Halloween is upon us and you’re more likely to get a fright closer to home than watching scary movies, with one in three Newham residents experiencing ghostly activity.
A resident has praised a campaign that is tackle drug dealing in the Columbia Road area through street art.
