England’s cash-strapped councils make £891million profit in a year through parking charges and penalty fees Figures for 19/20 showed 388 authorities made a combined £2.44m every day Consumer groups say the UK’s 37million drivers are being unfairly targeted Westminster council earned the most over the year with a profit of £69.6m By Mario Ledwith for … Read more
Cash-strapped councils lavished tens of thousands of pounds on foreign jaunts last year – including business class flights to China and five-star hotels. Despite warning they would face bankruptcy if they failed to cut services, town hall bosses spent £90,000 of public money on trips abroad. It comes after the Local Government Association said councils need … Read more
Cash-strapped families are wasting thousands of pounds on boiler cover they don’t need as nine in ten houses would be better off paying for repairs, Which? research reveals Nine in ten households would be better off if they ditched costly boiler cover Half of customers said that they needed their boiler fixed in the past … Read more
Lauryn Goodman has thrown her support behind a new campaign to raise awareness of the plight of the nation’s freelance workers amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The influencer, 29, took to her Instagram account on Wednesday evening to push for change, as millions of self-employed workers have yet to receive financial aid. Sharing a snap of … Read more