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Dagenham beauty through to final of Miss Bollywood UK

A PAINTER and decorator is swapping her overalls for a traditional sari as she competes in the final of Miss Bollywood UK. Yasmin Rehman, of Durham Road, Dagenham, beat off hundreds of hopefuls from across the country to land a place in the last round of... » MORE

Barking couriers arrested for gizmo thefts dodge jail

FOUR Barking couriers who stole thousands of pounds worth of phones and high-tech electrical goods from the mail have escaped jail. City Link drivers Trevor Griffith, Clive Myrie and Margaret Thomas, all 44, and Faye Clark, 32, swiped the mobile phones, f... » MORE

Barking thieves steal bank cash from OAP

HEARTLESS thieves followed an elderly woman home from the bank and stole £300 cash she had just withdrawn. One conman distracted her with questions, while the other rifled through her shopping trolley and stole the money. Vera Malin, 86, of Longbridge Roa... » MORE

Dagenham mum remembers cancer-hit tot

A MOTHER who lost her two-year-old son to an aggressive form of cancer has spoken of his brave battle against the disease. Little Oliver Bonington was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at just 20 months old and died five months later. As his mum Alison Long pr... » MORE

New Dagenham off-licence sparks fury

Families fear drunken yobs and drug users will return to their cul-de-sac after an off-licence was approved, despite their objections. The residents slammed Barking and Dagenham licensing councillors for granting a licence to the So Convenient store in Ru... » MORE

Barking family relieved after mice ordeal stops

A FAMILY who lived in a council home they said was crawling with bed bugs and mice, claim they were forced to wait years before the authority made the place habitable. Anita and Malcolm Ahia, of Chelmer Crescent, Barking, say the maisonette where they hav... » MORE

Illegal booze seized in Barking

HUNDREDS of bottles of potentially dangerous counterfeit vodka were seized from a warehouse in Barking. Customs and trading standards officers raided the premises on August 10 after a tip-off. Inside the building was a pallet containing 114 cases of coun... » MORE

Barking and Dagenham chiefs branded 'hypocrites' over tidy garden campaign

COUNCIL chiefs running a campaign to keep people s gardens tidy were branded hypocrites after failing to rid pavements of monster weeds. Pensioner Barry Watson launched an extraordinary attack against the Eyesore Gardens campaign to be featured on The One... » MORE
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