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Police crackdown on illicit sales: two Harehills shops lose licences

Two shops have lost their premises licences as part of efforts to tackle illicit drink and tobacco sales in a deprived city community. Police applied...

A new 16-storey building is to spring up in London but there will be an ancient burial ground in the car park

A new 16-storey building is set to be built in London but it will have to work around an ancient Roman burial ground which...

Middlesbrough Council extends top officers’ contracts, incurring nearly half a million pounds in costs

The contracts of Middlesbrough Council’s top officers are set to be extended at a cost of almost half a million pounds. Councillors have agreed to...

Reason for closure of Bradford Interchange bus station

A new report has finally shed more light on why Bradford Interchange has been shut since early January – revealing that “a degree of...

Shipley’s Market Square revival: a contemporary hub for community and commerce

Shipley's “dated and unremarkable” Market Square is to be completely refurbished, with the existing fixed stalls removed and a new public space created. The town’s...

Council rejects digital billboard due to distraction concerns on Great Horton Road

A large digital billboard on Great Horton Road would “distract drivers” on the busy street – planners have said. An application to install the sign...

Tyne Bridge feud deepens over promised Government funding absence

A feud over the absence of promised Government funding for the restoration of the Tyne Bridge has deepened further. Tempers continue to rise over the...

Labour Veteran Mary Glindon to stand strong in the face of constituency changes

A Tyneside Labour MP whose constituency is to be abolished will stand in a new seat at the next general election. Mary Glindon has confirmed...

Bradford: self-service counters in Bradford libraries

A councillor has been assured that the rollout of self-service counters at Bradford’s libraries will not mean visitors are left without anyone to speak...

Redbridge’s rising homelessness: struggling with evictions and a housing crisis

The number of Redbridge households living in bed and breakfasts for more than a month is increasing as the borough struggles to cope with...

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