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Rose Lane, Marks Gate - Spring Fete and Street Redesign Project
Left to right: Sophie Hardcastle DIY Streets Designer, Simon Wasser Project Assistant, Christine Gau Sustrans Volunteer and DIY Streets Project Officer Louise Gold with the plans

A variety of fun activities helped promote a temporary seating survey.

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Chico is taking a workout session next week

Ever wanted to dance in the footsteps of your favourite X Factor contestant?

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Toby the dog at the Memory Lane Centre, Dagenham.
Owner and volunteer David Stone, with Toby

Few dogs can lay claim to daily employment.

17:00
Morgan Keeble age seven on the hunt for Easter eggs

Easter might be over but that doesn’t mean the hunt for chocolate treats is complete.

12:00
D Style Dance spread their wings at Barking & Dagenham's Got Talent

Budding Bollywood dancers, masterful magicians and a father and son singing duo were among the star acts at this year’s talent show.

Victor Meldrew as played by actor Richard Wilson was well known for his grumpyness

I don’t believe it! Men living in Barking are among the grumpiest in Britain.

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Hatfield Hall in Dagenham hosted an event for children where they dressed as superheroes or princesses

Spiderman, Iron Man and the Hulk were joined by a dazzling array of princesses yesterday at a special holiday craft session.

Roger Griffiths is taking part in the read through on Thursday

Two leading actors will take principal roles in a rehearsed reading of The Merchant of Venice on Thursday night.

Mark Noble, Cllr Darren Rodwell, Rio Ferdinand and Bobby Zamora

They’re known for their prowess on the pitch but three West Ham legends are now looking to iron out an affordable housing deal.

Sport

Crystal Palace's Dwight Gayle celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game during the Barclays Premier League match at Upton Park, London.

Hammer Cresswell can’t believe how good Payet is at free kicks

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Will Ashley Hemmings be celebrating with Dagenham & Redbridge after tonight's game against Morecambe? (pic: David Simpson/TGS Photo)

Daggers winger fit to face Shrimps after overcoming bout of flu

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The 2016 first-class cricket season is underway (pic: Jonathan Brady/PA)

Quartet hit fifties against Middlesex

Winston Reid and Mark Clattenburg exchange words

Decisions still going against the Hammers

Yesterday, 17:00
Matt Richards says Dagenham & Redbridge will be fresh for the visit of Morecambe on Tuesday after a 17-day gap between matches (pic: David Simpson/TGS Photo)

Midfielder says Dagenham & Redbridge have used break to advantage ahead of visit from Shrimps

Yesterday, 13:00
Joe Bricknell fires Barking into a first-minute lead at Wadham (pic: Terry Gilbert)

Blues boss thrilled with response from team to beat Wadham Lodge

Yesterday, 08:12
Alastair Cook in batting action for Essex (pic: Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO)

County side to take on Middlesex

Saturday, April 2, 2016
Lewis Bridger helped Lakeside Hammers beat former club Leicester (pic: Rob Newell/TGSPHOTO)

Elite League: Leicester 33 Lakeside Hammers 56

Saturday, April 2, 2016
A Clapton player brings the ball under control (pic: Tim Edwards)

Essex Senior League: Clapton 2 Tower Hamlets 0

Entertainment

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David Shackleton as Edward and Helen Fullerton as Nurse Brown

You’ll be in stitches when a night of classic British comedy and mayhem comes to Barking’s Broadway theatre on Sunday night.

Roger Griffiths is taking part in the read through on Thursday

Two leading actors will take principal roles in a rehearsed reading of The Merchant of Venice on Thursday night.

Friday, April 1, 2016
The winner of the latest series of the BBC programme The Apprentice Mark Wright

A star-studded line-up will make up two starting elevens at a charity football match next month.

Thursday, March 31, 2016
The House of In Between

We’ve got two pairs of tickets to The House of In Between at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, including a pre-show dinner and drinks at Gerry’s restaurant, to give away to two lucky readers.

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Badly Drawn Boy plays at Glastonbury Festival

Mercury Prize winner Badly Drawn Boy will headline this year’s Barking Folk Festival.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
I Am B.A.D will return to the Broadway theatre's stage

The brightest and best young talents are set to show off their skills at the Broadway theatre for I Am B.A.D. Part 3.

Friday, March 25, 2016
Travelling Wilburys tribute band on their Scotland weekend

Listen to classic hits from one of the most famous supergroups of all time live on stage on Saturday night.

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