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Street cleaning ‘failing’ in Slough with ‘smells across the town’, says Labour

Street cleaning in Slough is ‘failing’ with ‘overflowing bins’ and ‘smells across the town’, Labour councillors have claimed in a demand for action on littering...

‘Tough choices’ ahead as council reviews spending on housing homeless families and social care

‘Tough choices and hard decisions’ are on the way as Slough Borough Council reviews ‘high cost services’ – including adult social care and housing...

Greggs on Slough High Street could move into former BrightHouse, plans suggest

The Greggs on Slough High Street could move to a bigger shop two doors down – filling the empty BrightHouse unit, new plans suggest. The...

Green light for plans to transform former JD Wetherspoon pub into community centre

Plans to transform a former JD Wetherspoon pub into a community centre in Newham were given the green light by councillors on 23 September. Quwwat-Ul-Islam...

Men deny murder charges after house fire killed mum and three children

Two men have pleaded not guilty to five charges relating to a fatal house fire. Mohammed Shabir and Calum Sunderland, both from Keighley, appeared via...

Bradford Teaching Hospitals turns pink in support of Organ Donation Week

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is marking Organ Donation Week by turning its buildings pink. The main Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) site, along with...

Junk food ads to be banned on buses and Metro as mayors back Jamie Oliver campaign

Junk food adverts will be banned on bus and Metro services in the North East, in an effort to help youngsters who are “bombarded”...

Four untaxed vehicles seized during operation in two areas of district

An operation to tackle untaxed vehicles in two areas of the district led to four cars being seized. And if they are not claimed, they...

North East in a ‘race against time’ to seize control of buses as mayor calls for new powers

The North East is in a “race against time” to seize control of the region’s buses. Leaders are pushing the Department for Transport (DfT) to...

Ex-mayor Jamie Driscoll to launch new political organisation to create ‘progressive alliance’

Ex-mayor Jamie Driscoll is launching a new movement aimed at creating a “progressive alliance” of political candidates. The former North of Tyne mayor, who quit...

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