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Michael Cox

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Michael is chief reporter for Barking and Dagenham Post, East London Advertiser, Ilford Recorder and Newham Recorder.

A black cab pumps exhaust fumes into the atmosphere at Vauxhall Cross in south London.

Barking and Dagenham gets lowly ranking for 'healthy streets'

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Parsloes park in need of repair. Residents have set up a group called friends of parsloes park in su

Music

Thousands set to descend on Dagenham for music fest as licence approved

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A preschool age child plays with plastic building blocks.

Census 2021

Census 2021 indicates baby boom in one east London borough

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Cllr Darren Rodwell saw the latest progress at Beam Park

Beam Park

More than 300 homes finished at Beam Park as council leader visits

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Three Lamps mosaic

Arts & Culture

Schoolchildren co-design mosaic celebrating protest history

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Colin Pond Court

Housing News

Council U-turn on plan to 'decommission' supported housing scheme

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Clrr Dominic Twomey is the deputy leader of Barking and Dagenham Council. Picture credit: Sophie Mor

Barking and Dagenham Council

£100m to be carried over to borough's next capital budget, cabinet agrees

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Wayne Crossman (centre) was accompanied by his family as he retired from the fire service

London Fire Brigade

Firefighter retires after cancer diagnosis

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Clinical lead for North East London CCG, Dr Anju Gupta

NHS

'Fairer' fertility policy proposed for north-east London

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Police appealing for information on M11 incident

Metropolitan Police

Constable sped at 88mph on residential road without training, panel told

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