The latest from Jon Cruddas MP

Opportunities You Can't Refuse

Jon Cruddas MP has encouraged local residents to consider joining Barking and Dagenham’s revamped waste collection team. Barking and Dagenham Council are currently in the process of improving the borough’s refuse collection programme and are looking to recruit new members to their waste collection team. Roles available include drivers, loaders, street cleaners, office staff and supervisors.

Jon Cruddas praises creative writing opportunities available to local residents

Penguin, the book publisher, is on the lookout for new writers. Write Now is a programme which aims to find, mentor and publish new writers and illustrators from communities under-represented on the UK’s bookshelves. The programme includes a range of opportunities for budding writers and illustrators to get involved with including workshops and mentoring with Penguin’s own editors and designers for a year to develop a book or artwork.

August Unemployment Statistics for Dagenham & Rainham

The total number of unemployed claimants in Dagenham and Rainham constituency in August 2016 was 1,612. This represents a rate of 3.2% of the economically active population aged 16 to 64, the 174th highest of the 650 UK constituencies. (1st = highest claimant rate, 650th = lowest claimant rate.) The equivalent UK claimant rate was 2.4%.

25 Jun

The countdown to Armed Forces Day 2013

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The local Council is proud to show its support for Armed Forces Day 2013, and will be doing so in a number of ways this year, including a community event at Valence House Museum on the day itself.

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10 Jun

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council ‘Save our Streets’ campaign

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LBBD Council have launched a ‘Save our Streets’ campaign in order to address the growing issue of potholes and road maintenance in the borough. Local residents who are fed-up with deteriorating road conditions are being called upon to sign the petition and support the campaign.

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08 Mar

Housing and Council Tax Benefit Advice Day

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Housing and Council Tax Benefit Advice Day

The government is changing benefit rules from April 2013.

If you claim Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit, come along to find out how these changes will affect you.

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01 Feb

Community Focus: Carers of Barking and Dagenham

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Community Focus: Carers of Barking and Dagenham

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23 Jan

The Warmer Homes Project: working together to support the local community

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The Warmer Homes Project:

working together to support the local community

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20 Dec

'Store City' provides sixty food hampers to six children's centers across the borough

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'Store City' provides sixty food hampers to six children's centers across the borough

This Christmas ‘Store City’, the food bank that operates out of Bethel Church has provided 60 food hampers to six children’s centres across the borough.