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- [Borough's best gardeners celebrated in new council\-run awards scheme](https://barkingstar.co.uk/2026/08/10/boroughs-best-gardeners-celebrated-in-new-council-run-awards-scheme/): The awards recognise residents who take pride in their outdoor spaces and the "positive contribution" they make to their neighbourhoods
- [Dagenham bingo hall halts 24\-hour opening plan amid council gambling policy review](https://barkingstar.co.uk/2026/08/10/dagenham-bingo-hall-halts-24-hour-opening-plan-amid-council-gambling-policy-review/): Plans submitted to the council said Mecca had seen a "growing demand" for late night bingo but the company has since withdrawn the proposal
- [Cricket club in Chadwell Heath set to get new pavilion thanks to council funding](https://barkingstar.co.uk/2026/07/29/cricket-club-in-chadwell-heath-set-to-get-new-pavilion-thanks-to-council-funding/): The council wants to upgrade the pavilion for Aztecs Cricket Club using government 'Pride in Place' cash
- [Town hall debt costing taxpayers up to £30m each year, Labour councillor confirms](https://barkingstar.co.uk/2026/07/27/town-hall-debt-costing-taxpayers-up-to-30m-each-year-labour-councillor-confirms/): With council debts now amounting to £1\.6billion the Labour administration is under pressure to explain how it will be reduced
- [Council uncovers one of its 'largest ever' illegal tobacco hauls](https://barkingstar.co.uk/2026/07/24/council-uncovers-one-of-its-largest-ever-illegal-tobacco-hauls/): The council says its investigators also found evidence from the Dagenham Heathway premises linking it to shops across the borough

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