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Ex-leader calls for combined authority ‘reboot’ and says councillors have been treated as ‘second class’

A former local authority leader has criticised the treatment of councillors at Ben Houchen’s Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) as “second class”. Sue Jeffrey led...

School air filters: Sadiq Khan says he is doing “everything in his power stop Londoners breathing filthy, poisonous air”

The mayor said the scheme was needed to help London “make progress even further and faster” on reducing the impacts of toxic air. According to...

Government dental reform ‘too little too late’ for Kirklees residents, say Lib Dems

Kirklees Liberal Democrats say the government’s plan to reform dental services is ‘too little too late’ for Kirklees residents. The group has criticised the new...

Kirklees Council to claw back unspent ward budget cash to balance books

Kirklees Council will be taking back “any uncommitted spend” from councillors’ ward budgets, to help balance its books. Each of Kirklees’ 23 wards currently have...

Man fined over extension

Bradford Council issued the enforcement notice ordering the demolition of the single storey rear extension to 89 Intake Road, a mid terraced property, in...

Redbridge Matters looking for parliamentary candidate who “truly understands and represents” the community

A new community action group is appealing for candidates to stand as an independent candidate in the next election in Ilford South. Redbridge Matters says...
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Sadiq Khan lashes out at Tories for selectively editing clip of him misspeaking during TV interview

Sadiq Khan has responded after the Conservative Party shared on social media a selectively edited clip of him misspeaking during a TV interview. The clip...
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Sadiq Khan hails faster 999 response calls by Met Police

New statistics show that while only 57.3 per cent of calls were being answered within ten seconds in June 2022, the figure as of...

Hospitals at Huddersfield and Calderdale under pressure as flu admissions soar

Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital are under pressure due to an influx of flu patients, as several times as many beds have...

Council seeking ‘best value’ as steps taken towards disposing of huge swathe of land for eventual 1,000 homes

Councillors have agreed on a proposal to dispose of farmland in Middlesbrough which could eventually be the location for a thousand new homes. The 71...

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