Locals have blasted a council’s ‘ridiculous’ decision to chop down two 70ft trees after classing them as nuisance hedges under the antisocial behaviour act. The pair of massive cypress trees are facing the axe after a single complaint by one neighbour – apparently over their light being blocked. The trees have sat in a quiet … Read more
Two-thirds of councils cashing in with biggest bill hikes are Labour: 51 left-wing local authorities ramped up charges to 5% limit – more than 12 times the inflation rate of 0.4% Labour runs almost two-thirds of authorities which raised tax to maximum 51 Labour-ran councils ramped up their charges to the limit of 4.99 per … Read more
Coronavirus cases rose in a THIRD of England’s 150 councils in England last week… but outbreak is ONLY being driven by huge spike in school testing as data shows infection rates in over-70s are at lowest levels since AUGUST Some 56 of 149 local authorities saw an uptick in their Covid infections last week, says … Read more
£56million lifeline for Britain’s high streets: Government unveils fund for council’s to spruce up shopping hubs and hold beer and food festivals while cutting red tape so thousands more pubs can open on April 12 Up to 9,000 more pubs are expected to open for dine-out customers April 12 The Government has awarded councils a … Read more
£56million lifeline for Britain’s high streets: Government unveils fund for council’s to spruce up shopping hubs and hold beer and food festivals while cutting red tape so thousands more pubs can open on April 12 Up to 9,000 more pubs are expected to open for dine-out customers April 12 The Government has awarded councils a … Read more
How a third of our recycling is sent straight to the incinerator: Councils are ‘highly incentivised’ to send waste to rubbish-burning power plants More than third of recycling is burned rather than reused despite complex rules In Southend-on-Sea in Essex, 45 per cent of recycling is sent to an incinerator Councils are ‘highly incentivised’ to … Read more
Fifteen per cent of all local authorities in the UK now have smaller coronavirus outbreaks than before the second wave spiralled out of control in September, MailOnline can reveal. Department of Health figures showed 59 out of 380 councils across the country had a lower infection rate in the week ending February 16, the latest … Read more
Slave vessel or Viking warship? Probe is launched to find out if Hammersmith and Fulham council’s coat of arms is racist because it features a black ship Hammersmith and Fulham council’s coat of arms features a black ship The Labour-run council will investigate whether it has racist connotations Thought a horseshoe symbol could commemorate a … Read more
Town halls have squandered nearly £1million after being forced to scrap controversial road schemes brought in during the pandemic. An investigation reveals councils have spent millions more on schemes that have been riddled with problems, including increased pollution, traffic gridlock and delaying emergency services vehicles. Freedom of Information requests were sent to local authorities across … Read more
Pubs and restaurants could stay closed until July after Government chiefs chose to extend the lockdown powers given to councils. The specially-created powers, which give local authorities in England the ability to close venues and tape-off public areas due to coronavirus, were due to expire next week. But in a blow to million of Britons hoping … Read more