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The headline results of the local elections in England are clearly bleak for Labour and rosy for the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats are, in effect treading water, while the Greens and independents have made some gains in terms of numbers of councillors.
But these are the aggregate council results. The top-level masks so many discrepancies. When listening to so much of the media coverage about these local elections, many candidates and councillors must get disheartened. They campaign as vigorously as possible, only for everyone to obsess about what the results mean for Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson.
The focus has been on how the “red wall” in the north of England is continuing to crumble. Labour lost control of Sheffield City Council and of Durham County Council for the first time, while the Conservatives have gained control of Northumberland County Council. But by zoning in on these, we miss that Labour had either no or only small losses in Gateshead Council, Liverpool C
Developer hits crucial deadline for historic Belper Mills flats scheme
A decision could be made as early as next month
The plans would see Belper Mills converted to residential apartments (Image: Reach archive)
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A decision on the future of the long-awaited Belper Mills development project has taken a big step closer with the filing of crucial planning papers to Amber Valley Borough Council.
Footballers upset as council removes goalposts before the end of the season
The club said they felt let down and ignored after warning council their season needed to be extended
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Ripley Town FC plays on Greenwich Park in Ripley
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A football club has been left without goalposts three weeks before the end of the season after a “miscommunication” at Amber Valley Borough Council.