Locals have blasted a council’s ‘ridiculous’ decision to chop down two 70ft trees after classing them as nuisance hedges under the antisocial behaviour act. The pair of massive cypress trees are facing the axe after a single complaint by one neighbour – apparently over their light being blocked. The trees have sat in a quiet … Read more
Labour is on course to lose dozens of seats in Red Wall councils to the Tories in next week’s local elections, a YouGov poll has revealed. The survey found key marginals including Dudley, Northumberland and Derby are expected to be won by the Conservatives, who are also likely to be the largest party in Bolton. … Read more
Labour is on course to lose dozens of seats in Red Wall councils to the Tories in next week’s local elections, a YouGov poll has revealed. The survey found key marginals including Dudley, Northumberland and Derby are expected to be won by the Conservatives, who are also likely to be the largest party in Bolton. … Read more
Doncaster officials declares themselves founder members of ‘Super League of Councils’ alongside Barcelona, Milan and Handforth parish – sparking mock Twitter fury from rival authorities left out in the cold Doncaster Council jokingly proposed a European Super League of Councils The spoof follows the controversial announcement of a Super League in football Councils not named … Read more
Two-thirds of councils cashing in with biggest bill hikes are Labour: 51 left-wing local authorities ramped up charges to 5% limit – more than 12 times the inflation rate of 0.4% Labour runs almost two-thirds of authorities which raised tax to maximum 51 Labour-ran councils ramped up their charges to the limit of 4.99 per … Read more
Two-thirds of councils cashing in with biggest bill hikes are Labour: 51 left-wing local authorities ramped up charges to 5% limit – more than 12 times the inflation rate of 0.4% Labour runs almost two-thirds of authorities which raised tax to maximum 51 Labour-ran councils ramped up their charges to the limit of 4.99 per … Read more
Coronavirus cases rose in a THIRD of England’s 150 councils in England last week… but outbreak is ONLY being driven by huge spike in school testing as data shows infection rates in over-70s are at lowest levels since AUGUST Some 56 of 149 local authorities saw an uptick in their Covid infections last week, says … Read more
£56million lifeline for Britain’s high streets: Government unveils fund for council’s to spruce up shopping hubs and hold beer and food festivals while cutting red tape so thousands more pubs can open on April 12 Up to 9,000 more pubs are expected to open for dine-out customers April 12 The Government has awarded councils a … Read more
£56million lifeline for Britain’s high streets: Government unveils fund for council’s to spruce up shopping hubs and hold beer and food festivals while cutting red tape so thousands more pubs can open on April 12 Up to 9,000 more pubs are expected to open for dine-out customers April 12 The Government has awarded councils a … Read more
How a third of our recycling is sent straight to the incinerator: Councils are ‘highly incentivised’ to send waste to rubbish-burning power plants More than third of recycling is burned rather than reused despite complex rules In Southend-on-Sea in Essex, 45 per cent of recycling is sent to an incinerator Councils are ‘highly incentivised’ to … Read more