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‘High’ number of new homes built in Slough last year but few of them ‘affordable’

A ‘quite high’ number of new homes was built in Slough last year – but only a very few of them were ‘affordable housing’. A...

Bradford City Hall to be linked up to new low carbon energy network

A new green energy network that is currently under construction will provide heating for Bradford’s grand City Hall. The underground network will pipe heat produced...

Pepe’s Piri Piri chicken takeaway in Slough given permission to open later at night

A takeaway along one of the busiest roads in Slough has been given permission to keep operating later at night to serve hungry diners. The...

Flats proposed on land used for ‘drugs and rubbish dumping’

A scrap of wasteland plagued by fly-tipping and drug-taking could become the site for a new block of flats if plans are approved. Property developer...

‘We need to get the basics right’ says Kirklees Council Leader, as priorities are unveiled

Kirklees Council needs “to get the basics right”, its Leader has said when setting out her priorities for the current year. In July, Councillor Pattison...

Labour urged to ‘act now’ or leave thousands more children to be born into poverty

Labour must act more urgently to combat the North’s huge levels of child poverty now, experts have warned. As Sir Keir Starmer prepared to address...

Cafe bar in Beeston gets extended hours under strict conditions

A food and drinks venue has been allowed to open later after agreeing to strict conditions to prevent noise nuisance. Sabura, on Dewsbury Road in...

Thousands set to have council tax support slashed under new proposals

Hounslow residents may have their council tax support slashed under new proposals to save £30million. If approved, the plans would see thousands of people lose...

Barking residents battle rubbish crisis as new bin system fails to deliver relief

Residents living on an estate in Barking say for months they have asked the council to help tackle a rubbish problem which is causing...

East London councils fined thousands over failures to adequately house residents

Two East London councils have been ordered to apologise and pay compensation to at-risk residents after failing their housing needs. Three separate complaints against Redbridge...

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