Regional News

Slough

Slough Borough Council bids to improve relations with businesses with launch of new board

Slough Borough Council want to ‘reinvigorate’ relations with local businesses after ‘suffering’ since the pandemic and through the authority’s financial troubles. The local authority has...

Slough

Slough MP Tan Dhesi named chair of new Southeast parliamentary group, set to tackle regional challenges

Slough’s MP will lead a group in parliament aimed at representing the political interests of the Southeast. The Southeast All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) elected Tan...

Middlesborough

Labour MPs divided as Tories criticize government decision to slash support for pensioners

MPs have explained their decisions to vote – or not – on the government’s move to scrap winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. A...

Middlesborough

Council already predicting it will spend £3.7m more than agreed budget in 2024/25

Middlesbrough Council is already on course to go over its agreed 2024/25 budget by some £3.7m according to a year end forecast from the...

North East

Tees Valley Mayor and NHS boss discuss future of new hospital amid government devolution talks

A meeting between Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and an NHS group boss included a “good open conversation” about his pledge to build a...

London

Regulations to improve fire safety since Grenfell tragedy have still not gone far enough, capital’s fire chief warns

Regulations to improve fire safety in high-rise buildings since the Grenfell Tower tragedy have still not gone far enough, the capital’s fire chief has...

Ealing

Traffic wardens stand firm as strikes enter their second week

Traffic wardens in Ealing have been taking daily industrial action for two weeks due to disagreements over which trade union should represent the workers....

Kirklees

Huddersfield’s new events space almost complete with grand opening just days away

The countdown is on as Huddersfield’s brand new events space next to the Parish Church is just days away from opening. Kirklees Council has been...

Bradford & Keighley

Many people in Bradford ‘lack the skills to cook a healthy meal’ – meeting hears

Huge numbers of Bradford residents lack the skills to cook a healthy meal, instead resorting to take aways or microwave food – a meeting...

North East

North East bids to double tourist numbers without sparking backlash from locals

The North East wants to double the number of tourists coming to the region in the next 10 years – but industry leaders have...

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