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Bradford & Keighley

Councillor’s ‘ridiculous’ house plan

The chair of a planning panel has seen his own application to build a house described as “ridiculous” by Council colleagues. Proposals for a three-storey,...
London

New ‘Eastern Base’ confirmed for police

A new ‘Eastern Base’ for the City of London Police has been approved, with the force to take on space over several floors in...
North East

Labour candidate accused of ‘racial slur’

Labour’s candidate for North East mayor has been accused of using a “racial slur” in a historic social media post. Kim McGuinness has apologised over...
Bradford & Keighley

Cycle lane use questioned

A councillor has questioned why so few cyclists seem to use the dedicated cycle routes linking Bradford and Leeds. Councillor Riaz Ahmed (Lib Dem, Bradford...
London

Mayor criticised for spending more than £6 million on overground renaming

Sadiq Khan has been criticised by City Hall Conservatives for spending more than £6m renaming the London Overground’s lines, as they argue he should...
Kirklees

Kirklees councillors told they can’t spend anymore cash on local issues

Kirklees councillors have been told that they can’t spend any more of their ward budgets this year as the council looks to save more...
Environment

Overcoming corruption concerns: Teesworks project commits to thorough overhaul and governance review

The finance director overseeing the Teesworks industrial project has pledged a “thorough, comprehensive job” in tackling the numerous recommendations contained in an independent report...
Crime

Five men charged with smuggling hundreds of kilos of cannabis into UK

Five individuals have been apprehended and indicted by Metropolitan Police officers following a significant confiscation of cannabis at Stansted Airport. The Met's inquiry was spearheaded...
Community

Adult care home approved

A councillor expressed exasperation at objections to a care home for adults with learning difficulties, noting, “We’re not being asked to approve a prison...
Community

The estate that has been invaded by rats

It is not every day that a person might see a paramedic being attacked by a rat while trying to transport someone to a...
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