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A draft plan outlining projects and services to be delivered across the MidCoast during 2021-22, along with MidCoast Council's draft annual operating...

Date Time $63M in capital works for Albury AlburyCity’s Draft Budget for 2021/22 aims to drive economic and social recovery in the wake of COVID-19, with modest rates increases to help fuel a program of capital works across the city. The Draft Budget will be placed on display for community feedback, following its endorsement by Councillors at their meeting on 26 April. The budget totals $159M in expenditure and features capital works of $63M, which will include: $11.8M for roads, bridges and footpaths $10.3M for recreation projects $6.5M to replace, improve or upgrade public buildings The b...

Electricity price to be hiked by 14,9% for Durban residents eThekwini Municipality has announced its proposed property rates and electricity price increases in its draft 2021/22 budget. eThekwini Municipality has announced double digit price hikes for electricity in its R52 billion draft 2021/22 budget saying it has kept the increases “at an all time low” despite having to pass on Eskom’s price inflation. Mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda, said the tariff increases were mainly due to Eskom electricity price inflation and the Umgeni Water Board’s bulk tariff increase which were above inflation and...

Terminally ill benefits payment review dropped in Department for Communities' draft budget "That is unspeakably cruel and would break a pledge contained in New Decade New Approach" Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey (Image: Press Eye Ltd) Want the biggest politics stories sent to you every week? Simply sign up here and we'll do the restInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPr...

Mark Isherwood, MS for North Wales By Mark Isherwood, MS for North Wales Speaking online during the Business Statement in the 'virtual' Welsh Parliament, I reiterated calls for the Welsh Government to commit to giving policing some priority in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout. The following day, I called on the Health Minister, to respond to North Wales Police Federation's call for frontline police officers to be placed on a vaccination standby list, as in some parts of England, but he failed to answer the question asked. Our North Wales police officers deserve so much more. I supported the P...