Public Administration

Kirklees

Leadership elected, Cabinet appointed – so why are meetings still cancelled?

Kirklees Council has explained why several meetings will remain cancelled until September, despite the appointment of a new Reform UK-led Cabinet. The authority confirmed that...
Bradford & Keighley

Leave bin bags next to your bin? Bradford Council says that’s fly-tipping

Bradford Council is preparing to take tougher action against households that leave bin bags next to their wheelie bins, with councillors warning that the...
Middlesborough

Middlesbrough pays out £866k for pavement accident claims in four years

More than £860,000 has been paid out in compensation following accidents on Middlesbrough's footpaths over the past four years, according to Freedom of Information. The...
Barking & Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham plans major reform of council services amid £43m savings challenge

Residents could find it easier to contact Barking and Dagenham Council about issues such as council tax and housing repairs under a major transformation...
North East

North East high street revival yet to deliver, mayor admits

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has admitted plans to revitalise struggling high streets across the region are progressing more slowly than she had hoped. Speaking...
Kirklees

‘Disgusting’ blocked drains force residents to clear up, while council plans action.

Residents in Dalton cul-de-sac say now have to clean their own drains as they are worried about flash flooding and describe blocked drains as...
Faith

Years of corruption claims to be tested in Tower Hamlets investigations through ‘deep dive’

For years, questions and allegations surrounding favouritism, recruitment practices and decision making at Tower Hamlets Council have continued to circulate among residents, politicians and...
Culture

Dewsbury shop licence surrendered as caught selling ‘illegal cigarettes’

The licence of a Dewsbury shop caught selling illegal cigarettes has been surrendered before Kirklees Council got a chance to review it. On 7 July,...
Bradford & Keighley

A “wholly inappropriate” digital billboard refused by Bradford Council

Plans to install a large digital billboard next to the M606 have been refused – with highways officers raising concerns it would distract motorway...
Bradford & Keighley

Rising shisha use in Bradford “concerning” due to ‘health problems’

The rising popularity of shisha among young people in Bradford has been described as “concerning” by public health officials. And they say many people do...
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