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Defenders of LTNs in Oxford report antisemitic and conspiracy-theory chanting at confrontations over traffic reduction measuresFar-right activists and other extremists are attempting to hijack local issues such as low-traffic schemes by linking them to…
Gangs among those buying up cheap houses and claiming housing benefit for vulnerable people who do not live there, police sayRogue landlords are conning the government out of millions of pounds by fraudulently claiming housing benefits for so-called “g…
Woking says it is at risk of issuing section 114 notice, which would force central government to interveneA local council in Surrey has signalled it is close to effective bankruptcy after amassing debts worth almost £2bn to fund a property investment s…
Two-thirds of local authorities did not prosecute anyone for disabled parking scheme fraud, data revealsFour councils are responsible for bringing more than half of the prosecutions in England for people abusing the use of disabled parking badges.Figur…
About three-quarters of largest authorities with responsibility for social care have opted for full 4.99% riseThe majority of English top-tier councils are planning to raise council tax by the maximum permitted, with the bill for average properties to …
Ashley Dalton retains constituency for Labour after resignation of Rosie Cooper last autumnLabour has retained the West Lancashire constituency in a byelection called after its MP, Rosie Cooper, resigned last autumn.Ashley Dalton, a part-time charity w…
Giant teddy bear Bordesley is put in charge of Birmingham city council’s £3bn budget in Stan’s Cafe’s fun new production All Our Money“It came from a place of … what is the worst idea you could possibly have for a theatre show?” says director James Yar…
DfT also says bids for new £200m funding pot for England could include plans for better school routes and inclusive street designsCouncil bids for a £200m funding pot to boost walking and cycling must “take women’s safety into account”, according to th…
Local authorities say policing government’s new standards on smoke pollution is beyond their meansLocal authorities lack the resources for the crackdown on highly polluting wood burners promised by the environment secretary, Thérèse Coffey, they say.Wo…
West Midlands mayor believes it shouldn’t only be up to civil servants in London to make project funding decisionsThe Conservative mayor of the West Midlands has criticised the government’s levelling up policy for being too centralised, and said he cho…