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Controversial store overcomes licence revocation: new operator granted limited alcohol sales

A shop that hit the headlines after raids uncovered counterfeit cigarettes and laughing gas can continue to sell alcohol after a licence was granted...

Chaos in Leeds road car park amid café closure

An investigation has begun after piles of fly-tipping were left overflowing onto a Leeds Road car park following the apparent closure of a café. Waste...

Middlesbrough Council faces financial crisis: an urgent plea for government support to avoid bankruptcy

Emergency financial help is now needed to avoid effective bankruptcy, leaders at Middlesbrough Council have been told. In a stark warning to the Executive, a...

Heated exchange over mayor’s office spending: scrutiny unveils budget questions

A row erupted during an overview and scrutiny meeting on Monday (8 January) after a councillor probed a lead cabinet member on how much...

Labour’s shadow education secretary has promised to tackle an absence “crisis” in schools

Labour’s shadow education secretary has promised to tackle an absence “crisis” in schools, amid claims that more than 10,000 pupils across the North East...

Bradford street residents reject Telecoms company’s 20m mast installation

A TELECOMS company has been told it cannot install a 20 metre tall phone mast on a residential Bradford street. Planners said the visual harm...

Revitalising White Abbey Road: A proposal for urban renewal through petrol station development

An application to demolish a complex of food businesses and replace them with a petrol station has been submitted to Bradford Council. A filling station...

Stonebridge Boxing Club’s vision for a safer and healthier community: a controversial proposal in King Edward VII Park

Plans to open a boxing club in a much-loved North London park has received a mixed response from local residents. Some fear the development...

Spiralling costs for taxis strain Newcastle Council finances

Spiralling costs for taxis to take children to and from school are putting yet more “severe” strain on stretched council finances in Newcastle. Civic centre...

Council apologises and compensates mother for overcrowded and mouldy living conditions

A North London council has had to apologise and pay compensation to a mum of two after the family was left in an ‘overcrowded...

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