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He said the authority will do “everything it can” to find a “better solution” for Middlewick Ranges, where 1,000 homes are planned. The council’s waste service will be reviewed and the administration will support the development of neighbourhood plans in non-parished areas. Unusual - the meeting took place in Charter Hall Mr Dundas said: “We will work constructively with the county council to the benefit of Colchester where we can. “We will empower ward councillors to ...

Labour Councillor Katie Corrigan leaves after serving as chairman of Durham County Council. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT FOUNDATIONS of an unlikely new political structure have been laid after Labour’s once rock-solid support across County Durham crumbled. A seismic political earthquake, one almost impossible to overstate, has exposed fault lines in public opinion and Wednesday’s historic county council meeting cemented in place a new cross-party alliance. Rival leaders outmanoeuvred the...

Named ‘Turning Point’, the artistic piece is intended as a “marker of confidence”, “reinforcing close links between the cathedral and the city”, as well as marking the passage of time. It follows on from John’s extensive exhibition in the Cathedral and throughout the Close and Sarum College in 2014. He has also exhibited drawings and small sculptures in the Young Gallery beside the Market Place. At 4.2 metres high, it is built in seven courses of granite and shaped in the ...

A California high school edited out a photo from an "inclusion event" where some students were wearing pins and stickers associated with the conservative group Turning Point USA.

Jonathan Brook has been confirmed as the new leader of South Lakeland District Council.

SLDC has confirmed that councillor Jonathan Brook is the new leader of the council. Councillor Brook was appointed at the Annual Council Meeting, on May 19, and takes over as Leader from Councillor Giles Archibald, who has served as Leader since 2016. Councillor Brook represents the Kendal South and Natland ward and has served as an SLDC councillor since 2006, latterly as Deputy Leader and Housing and Innovation portfolio holder. As well as the role of Leader Councillor Brook will also ...

Barnet councillor Shimon Ryde is currently sitting as an Independent member after stepping back from involvement in the local Conservative group.

A FORMER town mayor and “proud Darlingtonian” who served on the council for more than 40 years has died. Tributes have been paid to former Conservative Darlington councillor Tony Richmond, who died on Wednesday at the age of 81. The father and grandfather, who was first elected in 1976, decided to step down from the council in 2019 due to ill health. During that time, he led Darlington Borough Council from 1988 to 1991, and served as the town’s mayor in 1993/94. Tony Richmond ...

Bath and North East Somerset Councils opposition leader resigns weeks after top Lib Dem He will remain on the council as an independent 10:58, 13 MAY 2021 Cllrs Paul Myers replaced former B&NES Council leader Tim Warren as leader of the Conservatives. (Image: Artur Lesniak/ Reach plc) THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES ACROSS BATH STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsle...

JUST 17 out of more than 16,000 incidents of fly-tipping in the Bradford district in a year resulted in fixed penalty fines, a study has found. A total of 16,128 incidents of people dumping items in the district were recorded in the 2019-20 financial year, but only 17 of them saw fixed penalty notices (FPN) were handed out, a total of 0.11 per cent of cases. Meanwhile, Bradford Council issued 2,198 warning letters to people over fly-tipping during this same 12-month period, as 13.63 per c...