Councillors have agreed to wind down the council's borrowing programme and seek to sell "low value and underperforming properties"
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The monarch's tour of the borough included a family learning hub, a college and a film studios
The museum in Barking Wharf Square is reopening to the public next month
It followed an investigation by the trading standards team at Barking and Dagenham Council
Children in the borough face assessment delays after a third of Send staff left the town hall under "incredibly high pressure"
Nearly £2m of a supposedly ringfenced grant for public health was instead spent on other council services
However the scheme still needs approval from Havering Council as the site in Rush Green straddles the borough boundary
A funding gap of £82m by 2031 has been forecast ahead of the next budget being agreed later this month
The boss of Saint Francis Hospice says the £300,000 capital funding is welcome but that more long-term funding is still needed for the sector
New and refurbished soft play areas and trampolines are set to arrive this spring thanks to investment from operators GLL