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Tory councillor Richard Bingley signed off night-time mass felling as part of £12m regeneration schemeA council leader who has been embroiled in a row after ordering the felling of more than 100 trees is to resign.Richard Bingley, the leader of Plymout…
A tiny school district makes some big points about how the state should fund its buildings. But voters there haven’t supported funding anything for anybody else.
Former prime minister has submitted dossier defending his behaviour before televised grilling on WednesdayDowning Street has rejected a claim that government announcements are being held back this week because of all the media attention that the Boris …
Party leader sets out no new policies in York but focuses on ‘community politics’ and proportional representation The Conservatives are “a bunch of mutinous pirates” more interested in squabbling over self-advancement than helping the British people, E…
Government-appointed managers will take over day-to-day running after authorities fell into effective bankruptcyTwo local authorities have been put into special measures after struggling to recover from the bad investments and governance failings that …
After a debate around their preservation, eight aging cherry trees will be removed from the entrance of Pike Place Market next week and replaced with younger trees to honor Japanese heritage.
Tory leader of Local Government Association fears staff will be ‘overwhelmed’ by rush for voter authority certificates Staff running local elections in May risk being “overwhelmed” by bureaucracy and complaints before and on polling day because of new …
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…
Labour candidate Ashley Dalton odds-on favourite to hold seat after resignation of Rosie CooperPolls have closed in the West Lancashire byelection, with Labour confident of retaining the seat it has held since 1992.The bookies have the party at 1/25 to…
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…