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Harrow

Harrow council’s housing oversight impacts vulnerable resident, prompting compensation and sparking reform efforts

A man with severe mental health problems and a learning disability has received a payout from Harrow Council after being left in housing that...
Newcastle

Government injects £3 million into Newcastle’s discovery museum rescue mission

A Newcastle museum in a “serious state of decline” has been awarded more than £3 million to pay for repairs. The Discovery Museum has been...
Kirklees

Kirklees council grapples with housing complaints surge: Tenant’s 90 unanswered calls highlight frustration

A Kirklees tenant has been left frustrated after making 90 calls to the council for housing repairs in just one day, with no success. This...
London

Residents rally against proposed changes to City of London voting system

Residents in the only London borough where businesses get to vote in local elections have warned against any reforms that would give them less...
Kirklees

Controversy erupts as Almondbury green space yielded for housing development

In a “tragedy” for Almondbury, green space will be lost as plans for a new housing development are given the go-ahead. At the Thursday, March...
Kirklees

Kirklees car parking charges soar by 60%, residents voice concerns over fee hikes

An increase of around sixty percent will hit car parking charges in Huddersfield, Holmfirth and Dewsbury next month, as the final decision on the...
Kirklees

Kirklees implements new council tax reduction scheme, sparks outcry among residents

The “poorest and most disadvantaged” in Kirklees will be seeing an increase in their Council Tax bills next month, as the new Council Tax...
Regional News

Sunderland council freezes councillors’ pay amidst calls for reduction

Sunderland councillors’ pay for the coming year will be frozen once again, in line with an independent recommendation. Every financial year, Sunderland City Council is...
Policy

Sunderland’s finest: Kevin Ball and Gerard Fowler to receive civic honours for outstanding contributions

Councillors have unanimously agreed to recognise two Sunderland stalwarts with prestigious civic awards. The latest authority-wide meeting of Sunderland City Council backed two new nominations...
Planning Permission

Sunderland set to become UK’s film and TV hub with £450M Studio Plan

Major plans for film and TV studios along Sunderland’s riverside are due to go before councillors for decision next week. Sunderland City Council’s Planning and Highways...
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