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North East councils’ debt tops £4.3bn amid worries over ‘unsustainable’ funding system

Rising levels of debt owed by North East councils now total more than £4.3 billion. New data shows that the amount owed to lenders by...
Barking & Dagenham

Council has to find more than £12 million to balance next year’s budget

Barking and Dagenham Council will have to find more than £12million in savings or income to balance its budget next year, it has warned. The...
Brent

North London community theatre ‘served’ council over rent hikes “destroying theatres”

A community theatre in North London has served the local council with court papers over plans to hike its rent, accusing it of “destroying...
Environment

Newcastle gardening service axed, sparking ‘concerns’ for council house tenants

The axeing of a gardening service has sparked concerns for elderly and disabled council house tenants in Newcastle. City council bosses have scrapped a service...
Finance

Plans to demolish ‘housing estate’ approved by planning committee

Plans to demolish and rebuild a housing estate in Poplar have been approved by Tower Hamlets Council’s planning committee. Property developer The Hill Group and...
Finance

Housing development could cost Newham Council ‘over £3 million more’

Newham Council could spend over £3million more than it first planned on a housing development behind Stratford High Street – but deliver fewer council...
Bradford & Keighley

Bradford ‘property boss’ has court case adjourned again

A property boss that once operated student tower blocks in Bradford is now penniless and living with his mother – a court has been...
Bradford & Keighley

Three political parties to ‘share the helm’ of Chair position

Three political parties are coming together to share the helm of a committee that has a key say on spending in a Bradford District...
Finance

Newcastle faces ‘enormous backlog’ of pothole and footpath repairs

An enormous backlog of pothole and footpath repairs needed across Newcastle now tops £250 million worth of work. New estimates from Newcastle City Council say...
Finance

Kirklees Council plans to ‘offload more assets’ to bring in ‘extra cash’

Kirklees Council wants to offload more assets in a bid to bring in £6m. In 2023/24 the council was faced with a £47m black hole...
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