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Huge rise in burglary

BURGLARY in Barking and Dagenham has seen a huge rise in the past year, recent crime figures reveal. There were 2,431 reported burglaries up to March 2010 – an increase of 369 on the same period last year. But borough commander Chief Supt Matt Bell said... » MORE

Drink drive killer jailed

AN UNINSURED drunk driver who killed two bright young students when he lost control and smashed into a house, has been jailed for eight years. Aloice Mburu, 24, was giving 19-year-old Tabitha Njenga and Perpetual Muchemi, 21, a lift home from a nightclub...
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New council homes for the summer

FAMILIES could be living in new homes this summer after contractors were chosen to build the borough s first council houses in more than 25 years. Mansell Partnership Housing will construct 31 three and four bedroom houses on the former Lintons site, Bar...
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East London Transit runs every six minutes

A £26MILLION bus route linking Barking and Dagenham Docks every six minutes has begun and is expected to ferry six million passengers a year. The new East London Transit (ELT) will also act as a catalyst to woo the first families to the 10,000-home, £1....
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Council tax freeze

COUNCIL tax will be frozen for the second year in a row but many residents will face a hike in rent, fees and charges. There will be an annual rise in tenant service charges of £10.92, heating and hot water will increase by £63.22 a year and garage rent w...
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Ford factory film hits cinemas in October

MADE in Dagenham, the star-studded film being made of the Ford factory women s fight for equal pay, will be released in cinemas on October 1. Paramount Pictures UK made the announcement last week. The comedy-drama, which went under the working title of We...
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Prison plan axed

THE Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, has caved in to public demands and scrapped plans for a 1,500-inmate prison in Dagenham. There was a public outcry in April when proposals for the category B jail to be built at Beam Park West were announced. Labour MP f...
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MP's stay puts spotlight on 'forgotten village'

TOWN HALL chiefs are demanding the government review its legislation after the appalling state of the borough s council housing was highlighted on national television. In Tower Block of Commons, being aired on Channel 4 on Mondays, Liberal Democrat MP Mar...
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