3 d. ago North Lanarkshire Council leader Jim Logue and chief executive Des Murray visit Persimmon Homes' development

Trip to Royale Meadows in Muirhead gave them chance to see the latest progress on one of the area’s largest new housing projects.

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5 d. ago Union warns state of former bank building in Kilmarnock is becoming "dangerous"

GMB Scotland outlined their concerns over the state of the building in a letter to East Ayrshire Council Leader, Douglas Reid.

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6 d. ago Lanarkshire school receives £5k donation from Persimmon Homes West Scotland as part of homebuilder’s Community Champions initiative

North Lanarkshire Council leader Jim Logue joined Persimmon’s land director Craig Moore and local parent and Persimmon customer care office manager Claire Eadie - whose daughter attends the school - to present the cheque.

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2 w. ago 'We should not be afraid to step in and run bus services,' says council leader

Cllr Rob Stewart made the comment during a discussion about a new bus franchising system which will be rolled out across Wales

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2 w. ago SNP Perth and Kinross Council leader criticised by predecessor for "talking down Perth"

Perth and Kinross Council's leader said the Fair City's "current hotel provision falls short of meeting the expectations of today’s visitors".

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2 w. ago Staffordshire council thrown into chaos over Reform UK racism row as cops swarm

Staffordshire County Council's first meeting since leader Ian Cooper's resignation over racist social media remarks was suspended as protesters chanted in the chamber targeting two other councillors

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2 w. ago £22 milllion 'black hole' in London council's finances sparks tax hike and spending cuts warning

Council leader says town hall’s situation is ‘incredibly difficult’

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2 w. ago Police called as council meeting descends into chaos after Reform UK race row

The first full Staffordshire County Council meeting since the resignation of leader Ian Cooper, following a racism row and his expulsion from Reform UK, was suspended as police were called

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2 w. ago North Lanarkshire Council leader calls for Scottish Government to provide additional funding to plug £34.639m budget gap

Councillor Jim Logue responded to COSLA’s budget campaign by calling for increased financing to address escalating demand pressures.

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3 w. ago Swansea leaders criticised over how millions of pounds spent on projects

The leader of the council took a different view

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3 w. ago The leader of ISIS's British wife and her life in Slough: How 'supreme commander' abandoned her and three children to pursue global terror

The new global leader of the ISIS terror network has a British wife and three children living in Slough who he walked out on to pursue his terrorist vision, The Daily Mail can reveal.

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3 w. ago Broadcaster targeted with racist slurs accuses Farage of emboldening ‘toxic environment’ online

Farage is responsible for ‘dangerous’ culture shift, says broadcaster subject to alleged posts from Reform councillorNigel Farage is emboldening attacks on people of colour, according to a journalist allegedly subjected to racial slurs by a Reform UK council leader who the party has been forced to expel.The broadcaster Sangita Myska, whose long career in British journalism has included presenting shows for the BBC and LBC Radio, said she was told by the former Staffordshire council leader Ian Cooper that she was English “only in your dreams”, because of her south Asian heritage. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Reform UK strips council leader of membership over undisclosed X account

Party expels Ian Cooper in Staffordshire after historic racist social media posts emerge

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3 w. ago Perth and Kinross Council looking for a new contractor to do a better job at tackling weeds

Council leader Eric Drysdale has said controlling weeds is an "absolute priority"

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3 w. ago Council leader on gym upgrades: "One of the best investments we can make"

Joe Fagan was given a tour of the John Wright Sports Centre in East Kilbride, which has already been refurbished, along with Biggar Sport Centre, Strathaven Leisure Centre and Carluke Leisure Centre.

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3 w. ago West Lothian Council makes 'desperate' plea to government for £15m towards new school

Council Leader Lawrence Fitzpatrick repeated the council’s plea to the Education Secretary to help cover part of the £35m bill for the rebuild.

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3 w. ago London mayor cancels meeting on controversial ordinances, council still convenes

London mayor cancels meeting on controversial ordinances, council still convenes  Lexington Herald Leader

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3 w. ago Reform UK launches investigation into council leader over social media posts

Party says Staffordshire county council leader has not been suspended

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3 w. ago Reform UK launches probe into council leader over social media posts

Party says Staffordshire county council leader has not been suspended

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3 w. ago Reform council leader accused of racism after alleged remarks about Sadiq Khan

Ian Cooper allegedly called Khan ‘narcissistic Pakistani’ and made comments about lawyer Shola Mos-ShogbamimuA Reform UK council leader has been accused of racism after allegedly describing Sadiq Khan as a “narcissistic Pakistani” and saying a black British lawyer should have “F’d off back to Nigeria”.Ian Cooper, the leader of Staffordshire county council, is also said to have attacked the justice secretary, David Lammy, in a social media post that said: “No foreign national or first generation migrant should be allowed to sit in parliament.” Continue reading...

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