Community Life (B&D)You are in: London > London Local > Barking and Dagenham > Community Life 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 Β£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 βNaziβ  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 You are in: London > London Local > Barking and Dagenham > Community Life |
