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Council set to bid for energy efficiency cash for hundreds of homes

Gateshead Council is poised to bid for extra cash to help make hundreds of homes more energy efficient. Gateshead Council bosses have been recommended to...

Almost 37,000 migrant households in London facing poverty due to NRPF rule, report warns

Almost 37,000 migrant households in London are living in poverty as they are not entitled to benefits, a new report has warned. The research, published...

Hopes for more cash to help ‘suffering’ Newcastle high streets as £3m regeneration nears end date

Council bosses in Newcastle are searching for extra cash to carry on a project to revitalise some of the city’s struggling high streets. A £3...

New University of Huddersfield building officially open

The Daphne Steele Building, named after a trailblazing figure in UK healthcare, has been officially opened at the University of Huddersfield’s National Health Innovation...

Fears public ‘misled’ over Kirklees’ Spen Ringway plan

A councillor fears the public have been “misled” on plans for the Spen Ringway, with work said to have begun three years ago yet...

Date set for Red House Museum auction as charity left “profoundly saddened”

A date has been set for when Kirklees Council hopes to offload the historic Grade II Listed former Red House Museum with Bronte connections. Tuesday,...

Planning deputy casts doubt on government’s 300,000 home target amid challenges

Sadiq Khan’s planning deputy, Jules Pipe, has cast doubt on the Government’s promise to deliver an average of 300,000 new homes per year over...

Gateshead Leisure Centre: Watchdog confirms ‘concerns’ over Labour councillor who fronted reopening

The charities watchdog is looking into “concerns” raised about a Labour councillor who fronted the reopening of Gateshead Leisure Centre. Regulator the Charity Commission told...

Libraries, council tax and parking charges targeted as Slough council says it needs to save £28 million next year

More than £28 million in cuts and savings could be made in Slough Borough Council’s budget next year – with changes to council tax,...

First Bus and Combined Authority complete further £11.2m upgrade at Bramley depot

First Bus and West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) have completed a further £11.2m investment in the operator’s Bramley depot which makes half the fleet...

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