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Weather blamed for over £300k highway repair overspend in Gateshead

Gateshead Council forked out more than £300,000 overspend in the last financial year to repair the area’s highways. A report, due to be discussed next...
Community

Newcastle task force steps up patrols to tackle persistent litter and fly-tipping crisis in the West End

Police and council patrols will be upped in parts of Newcastle blighted by a litter and fly-tipping crisis. A new task force has been set up...
Bradford & Keighley

Cliffe Castle Museum and Park named best in the county in Yorkshire in Bloom Awards

Bradford Council's Cliffe Castle Museum and Park is celebrating after being named joint-winner in this year's prestigious Britain in Bloom Awards. Not only did the...
Environment

Legal showdown looms as campaigners vow to fight Wimbledon tennis expansion

Campaigners opposed to the Wimbledon Tennis expansion plan have vowed to fight on following their defeat at City Hall and are considering legal action...
Environment

‘Everyone knows town looks a state’ as ‘smell of neglect’ spreads across Slough, says Labour

‘The smell of neglect’ has spread across Slough, a councillor has said as she called for more to be done to keep streets clean. Labour...
Economy

Record energy debt is ‘hugely alarming’ says fuel poverty charity National Energy Action

Ofgem announced that consumer energy debt has reached £3.69 million, up £400 million from last quarter. “It's hugely alarming to see levels of energy debt...
Environment

London’s housing crisis sparks controversial plan to reclassify green belt land

Government plans to re-label parts of the Green Belt as ‘grey belt’ land for housing must be “clarified” to stop the policy causing unintended...
Environment

West Yorkshire Combined Authority approves extra £30m towards green infrastructure

Regional leaders approved plans to invest a further £30 million towards green transport and housing infrastructure for West Yorkshire. Proposals went before a full West...
Bradford & Keighley

Litter ‘left for weeks’ resident complains after girl cuts herself on sharp can

Litter had been left lying on a Slough street for seven weeks before a young girl cut herself on a sharp can, a resident...
Environment

Redbridge bin men to strike for two weeks as working conditions row continues

Bin men in Redbridge will strike for a second time this summer following unsuccessful negotiations over working conditions. Employees of Redbridge Civic Services, which is...
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