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Finance

‘£700,000 loss’ means Newcastle parks go back to Council

The charity which is being stripped of control over Newcastle’s parks made a £700,000 loss last year. Urban Green Newcastle’s (UGN) latest accounts reveal that...
Policy

Slough Borough Council cause ‘speculation’ over council tax rise

Reports that Slough Borough Council wanted to raise council tax by almost 8 per cent this year were ‘speculation’ its leader has said –...
Bradford & Keighley

Landlord admits to failure in house “repair, maintain and clean”

A Landlord has admitted a string of offences relating to failures to properly maintain two Bradford houses. These include failing to “repair, maintain and clean”...
London

“I’d love to throw him in it.” Susan Hall and Sir Sadiq Khan ‘row’ over £22bn black hole

There was no love lost at City Hall on Thursday as former Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall said she would “love to throw” Sir...
Finance

Gateshead tax bills rise places “burden”on struggling households

Council tax bills in Gateshead will rise by 4.99% this year. Plans to increase the charge by the maximum level allowed without a local referendum...
Berkshire

Berkshire Councils ‘behind’ or ‘not keeping pace’ with council tax collection

Almost every council in Berkshire has fallen behind on council tax collection – potentially costing each hundreds of thousands of pounds. Five of Berkshire’s six...
Berkshire

Devolution in West Berkshire could lead to ‘greater financial autonomy.’

Devolution in England is gaining momentum, with new deals shifting powers from Westminster to local and regional authorities. After a decade of devolution, a dozen...
Housing

Councillors reject ‘sub-standard living conditions’ as they turn down flat redevelopment proposal

Slough Borough Council has been criticised by an architect firm for the way it handled a planning application for new homes on Wexham Road. Slough-based...
Business & Finance

Historic fish sellers may have to ‘shut down’ for ‘state-of-the-art facility

Three fish sellers on an East London market will have to shut down if the City of London Corporation closes Billingsgate without a replacement...
Business & Finance

Hopes of rail link to Heathrow ‘stronger than ever before’

The case for a western rail link from Reading and Slough to Heathrow Airport is ‘stronger than ever before’ amid hopes the project could...
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