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By Freddy Mayhew

Jenny Eclair is bringing her stand-up show Eclairious to Barking's Broadway Theatre

Grumpy Old Women star Jenny Eclair brings stand-up show to Barking stage

By Freddy Mayhew

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Trade union members protest outside Barking Town Hall

Row over trade union cuts sees Barking and Dagenham Council leader...

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The centre is open at least five days a week and already has about 40 volunteers

People power sees library reopen as Chadwell Heath Community Centre

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Barking's Food Bank manager Obi Onyeabor says 300 families do not have facilities to cook food at ho

Families with children among hundreds at Barking Food Bank unable to...

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Police are not treating either death as suspicious at this stage

‘Unusual but not suspicious’ says Met detective about three Barking bodies

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John Dias-Broughton (photo: Paul Bennett)

Dagenham councillor, Arsenal fan and Pink Floyd actor John...

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Cllr Cameron Geddes, who authored the report, celebrates the new steps it takes to safeguard pubs

Green light for new powers to safeguard declining Barking and Dagenham...

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The Malthouse and Granary will be opening its doors on Saturday

Quiz: Explore Barking and Dagenham with Open House

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Dirty water in the brook tributary of the River Roding

Sewage from 400 homes finally directed away from Dagenham’s River Roding...

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Children on the Becontree estate, c.1952 (pic courtesy of Valence House Museum/LBBD Archive)

A chance to tell your story of estate

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