Politics

Darlington

Council leaders face ‘growing backlash’ over support for “monster incinerator”

Council leaders face a growing backlash over their support for a new waste incinerator. The Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility (TVERF) is projected to burn...
Bradford & Keighley

Cries of “shame on you” as Conservative cllrs ‘walked out’ of Gaza discussion

Conservatives walked out of a Council meeting during a discussion on Gaza, with one party member saying Cllrs were “deluded” to think the debate...
Elections

A “model to us all”, by-election announced in West London following cllr death

A by-election has been announced in West London following the death of a cllr. The death of Cllr Sukhbir Dhaliwal was announced by Hounslow Council...
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...
Politics

Welfare Reform bill scrapes through after major u-turn by Labour

The proposed bill on welfare for disabled people scraped through in the House of Commons yesterday, following several major U-turns by the government over...
Middlesborough

Government confirmed Middlesbrough Council will continue to operate by ‘elected mayor’

Middlesbrough Council will continue operating with a directly elected mayor going forward, the Government has confirmed. In a written ministerial statement, released on Tuesday 24...
Jobs

New ‘chief executive’ of TVCA confirmed

Tom Bryant has been formally confirmed as the new chief executive of Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA). TVCA Cabinet approved the recommendation to appoint Mr...
Finance

Local politicians have welcomed ‘fairer funding of councils’ plans

Local politicians in Middlesbrough have welcomed government plans that aim to achieve fairer funding of councils. The town’s Labour politicians are in lock-step with the...
Jobs

Teesside former chief executive is ‘new chair’ of region’s development corporations

A former chief executive of a Teesside council is the new chair of one of the region’s development corporations. Tony Parkinson, who led Middlesbrough Council...
Politics

Divided on Dignity: Commons passes assisted dying Bill despite strong Yorkshire resistance

The House of Commons today voted to pass the controversial Terminally Ill End of Life bill, a motion which will allow the terminally ill...
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