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Finance

North East councils’ debt tops £4.3bn amid worries over ‘unsustainable’ funding system

Rising levels of debt owed by North East councils now total more than £4.3 billion. New data shows that the amount owed to lenders by...
Planning Permission

Slough Council approves revamp plans for Tesco Extra lantern tower

Slough Borough Council has approved plans for the refurbishment of the lantern tower at Tesco Extra so it can continue to be used as...
Kirklees

Kirklees Labour feeling optimistic ahead of ‘all out’ elections

Kirklees’ ruling Labour group says it is in a “strong position” to contest the all-out elections in 2026, undeterred by recent polling across the...
Kirklees

Kirklees councillor takes leadership role in Local Government Association

Kirklees Green Party councillor, Andrew Cooper, has been elected as the Deputy Leader of the Local Government Association (LGA) Independent Group. The group consists of...
Kirklees

Kirklees one step closer to publicly controlled buses

West Yorkshire has made its first step towards selecting bus operators to help run the region’s new Weaver Network, moving Kirklees closer to having...
Hounslow

Labour hold council ward after by-election following councillor’s death

Hounslow Labour have held the Cranford ward after a by-election took place on Thursday, 21 August. The by-election was held following the death of...
Middlesborough

Middlesbrough Council opposition group hit by third departure in as many months

Middlesbrough Council’s main opposition group has been struck by a third departure in the space of three months. Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association (MICA) has seen...
Bradford & Keighley

Bradford College celebrates 100% pass rate successes

Bradford College students are celebrating after achieving exceptional GCSE, BTEC and Cambridge National results this week, defying the national downturn in pass rates. While many...
Crime

A drug crackdown in a North London hotspot showed the scale of the task the Met is facing

Officers packed into the briefing room at Tottenham Police Station as Sergeant Daniel James unveiled the details behind a drug clampdown that would show...
Education

Infant and junior school could be merged into one due to funding crisis

Two schools in Forest Gate could merge under plans being considered by Newham Council. Odessa Infant School in Wellington Road could be amalgamated with St...
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